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They’re back There’s a Spring in the air School

on the ballot
Judge orders incumbent names
printed on ballot for town election
By Becca Manning, Express Staff
becca@pembrokexpress.com
Incumbency often brings
privilege during an election,
but this year it nearly spelled
doom for a slate of Pembroke
office-seekers.
Selectman Arthur Boyle
and other incumbents running
for re-election breathed a sigh
of relief Friday afternoon after
a Superior Court judge ruled
the town must add their names
to the April 26 ballot.
Without court intervention,
Boyle was facing the prospect
of a write-in campaign, a task
he called “herculean.”
Boyle and five other in-
cumbents sought the help of
Attorney Bob Galvin Jr., who
filed a complaint in equity last
Thursday, asking for an in-
junction to force the town to
include their names on the bal-
lot even though they had not
gathered the required 50 sig-
More Coverage
Selectman, asst. town clerk at odds
on ballot mix-up. See story on p.12
natures. As expected, the town
did not fight the request.
At a brief hearing held
Friday afternoon in Plymouth
County Superior Court, Judge
Frank Gaziano ruled in favor
of the motion, securing ballot
language — and putting candi-
dates’ worries to rest — just a
few weeks before the election.
Though Galvin represent-
ed only six of the eight incum-
bents, the judge’s ruling in-
cluded all individuals affected
by the mistake.
Galvin wrote in his motion
that “the nomination papers’
deficiency was caused by the
actions of an assistant town
clerk,” whose error was dis-
covered after the deadline for
returning papers.
continued on page 26
cuts at
issue
Social worker
need debated
By Becca Manning, Express Staff
becca@pembrokexpress.com
Concerns about the elimi-
nation of a middle school
social worker position domi-
nated the School Committee’s
discussion of the 2009 budget
Tuesday night.
The cut was one of several
recommended by Superinten-
dent Frank Hackett and his
administrative team to bridge
the gap between the district’s
minimum required and prior-
ity budgets.
Despite their concerns,
the committee voted to cer-
Girls track off and running: Berkley Hall and the tify the final FY 09 budget of
Pembroke girls track team kicked off their 2008 season in $26,074,372, a 2.98 percent
impressive fashion with a 99-37 win over the Middleboro increase over the 2008 bud-
Sachems at the high school. The Titans swept the mile, 800- get. More than $200,000 of
meter, 200-meter and long jump events and only failed to the budget includes Level I
place in the top three in the discus. See page 28 for story and funding — a term district offi-
photos. Photo by Dave Palana
continued on page 31

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hey have less than 30 days of school left, but already
Pembroke High School seniors are getting a taste of
the “real world” in an economics class based on the
popular TV show “The Apprentice.” Members of team Get Money argued over whose fault it is they
And though Donald Trump is nowhere to be found, the weren’t one of the top two teams to raise money at the silent auc-
CEO’s famous words can be heard in teacher Dana Battista’s tion. The group did collect $225, but it wasn’t enough to win the
classroom these days: “You’re fired!” challenge. Seniors Alex Sweeney and Marc Maffeo react to the
continued on page 16
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A visit with Dan Webster

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Pembroke’s state legislator talks politics 31 Keens Way, $470,000, Byron and Eleni Yordanopoulos to Walter and
Jennifer M. Rolfs.
14 Patriot Way, #14, $400,000, James Wheeler and Center Commons
Rep. Dan Webster represents ficers who have confirmed this uations to tweak Melanie’s Law, LLC to Mary E. Toman.
Pembroke in the state legisla- with me. If someone is driving but none have come to the floor
38 Erickson Lane, $660,000, Robert O’Neill and 4 Erickson Lane Realty
ture. The Express sat down with and they’re on the cell phone and of the House since Melanie’s Law Trust to David and Lori Cesario.
him for an interview at one of his their behavior is negligent and was passed. I would still like to
favorite breakfast spots, the Om- they cause an accident, we have see stiffer penalties for first-time 12 Hamilton Drive, $299,430, Christa Commesso and Citimortgage, Inc.
to FHLM.
elette Factory. a number of different statues that refusers to take the breathalyzer
Two years ago, you had they could be charged with. This test. That is something we were
131 Queens Brook Road, $375,000, James and Judith Bowen to Robert
a feisty challenge from Greg is just more Big Brother now in not successful in making tough
and Jennifer Mahar.

Hanley of Pembroke. So far this the backseat of your automobile. enough when the statute was ini-
15 Ridge Road, $236,200, James Smith and Kristin Oster to Christopher
year, you’re unopposed. What’s I recognize that certain individu- tially passed, but I do know that
Woodworth and Deborah Warn.
changed? I don’t think anything als who use their cell phone in the legislation is working because
ever changes. When you statistics show the number –––––––––––––––––– Sunrise/Sunset ––––––––––––––––––
hold public office you al- of drunk driving arrests is Dawn Sunrise Sunset Dark
ways have to be mindful down in Massachusetts. Wed. April 9 5:43am 6:12am 7:16pm 7:45pm
of those you represent. Police details or ci- Thurs. April 10 5:41am 6:10am 7:17pm 7:46pm
You always have to be vilian flaggers? Which Fri. April 11 5:40am 6:08am 7:18pm 7:47pm
mindful that there’s a rea- is better public policy? Sat. April 12 5:38am 6:07am 7:20pm 7:48pm
Sun. April 13 5:36am 6:05am 7:21pm 7:50pm
son that the public has a I think it’s to the taxpay- Mon. April 14 5:35am 6:03am 7:22pm 7:51pm
referendum on your job er’s benefit to have the Tues. April 15 5:33am 6:02am 7:23pm 7:52pm
performance every two flag-holders rather than
years. And just because the police detail, because –––––––––––––––––––––– TIDES –––––––––––––––––––––
nobody has taken papers it’s significantly less ex-
out to run against me at pensive. But at the same High High Low Low
this point in time doesn’t time, we’ve got to take a Wed. April 9 2:02am 2:41pm 8:55am 9:09pm
mean I’m looking at any- look at the public officials Thurs. April 10 2:54am 3:37pm 9:49am 10:03pm
Fri. April 11 3:50am 4:37pm 10:46am 11:02pm
thing any differently than that are affected by this
Sat. April 12 4:51am 5:41pm 11:48am -----pm
I otherwise would. because this is a practice Sun. April 13 5:58am 6:49pm 12:05am 12:53pm
What’s the most that’s been going on for Mon. April 14 7:07am 7:56pm 1:12am 1:59pm
common constituent a long time, and a lot of Tues. April 15 8:15am 8:56pm 2:20am 3:02pm
request? A lot of it’s is- public officials have be-
sue-based, depending on gun to count on this as
what the issue of the mo- part of their income. I –––––––––––––––––– STAT OF THE WEEK ––––––––––––––––––
ment is. The most con- hope if we move forward Permits issued by the Pembroke building department in March 2008:
stituent contact I’ve ever State Rep. Dan Webster is a frequent visitor to we might be able to look Dwelling Commercial Remodel
had over a specific issue the Omelette Factory, having grown up in the at some other ways to en- Building 2 11 31
by far is the issue of gay area. Here, he enjoys his “usual” — one egg able public officials to re- Wiring 1 5 26
marriage. That issue has over medium, home fries, bacon, raisin toast coup some of the money
kind of subsided over the and coffee. they’re going to lose. Gas 4 0 14
last year or so. But as dif- Whom should John Plumbing 1 0 18
ferent issues arise, such as Mela- their automobiles are creating a McCain pick for vice-presi-
nie’s Law or the drug legislation public safety concern, but how far dent? It’d be great if he picked –––––––––––––––– WEATHER REFLECTIONS––––––––––––––––
that I’ve written, I get questions are we going to go with this? Are Mitt Romney. On some of the so-
The several days of 60 degree temperatures we enjoyed in early March are
from constituents over issues like we next going to pass legislation cial issues, Romney appears more just a memory now as the cool, often raw weather continues. Local tem-
that. that says you can’t turn the radio conservative than McCain does, peratures ran well above normal during the first half of March, and below
Who rules a tighter ship, on while you’re operating the ve- and in order for Republicans to normal for the last half bringing the average temperature close to normal
Speaker Finneran or Speaker hicle, or you can’t have a cup of win the election in November, the for the month. The below normal temperatures we have been experiencing
DiMasi? DiMasi. Finneran was coffee in the car while you’re op- nominee needs to bring the con- for the past several weeks are predicted to stay with us well into April after
generally the subject of a lot more erating the vehicle, or are we go- servative wing of the party out ...
a warming period during this week. April, along coastal Massachusetts,
scrutiny and criticism than Di- ing to get to the point where you Romney also has a lot more fis-
often brings misty days with a raw wind from the northeast as the forsythia
struggle to put forth their brilliant yellow bloom.
Masi is. My sense is the press and can’t talk to another passenger cal experience than John McCain
the public are beginning to real- who’s in the vehicle? does. And John McCain has more — W. HEWARD
ize how he rules the House, and I experience in foreign affairs than
After your re-election last Mitt Romney does, and I think
think as time goes on you’re go- term you said you’d work to
ing to see more criticism of him toughen Melanie’s Law and that makes it a nice combination.
from the press. He is far more bring more local aid back to the How long do you see your- Accuracy Watch
autocratic than Finneran was, and district. How are you doing on self doing this job? I don’t like to The Pembroke Express is committed to accuracy
there is much less debate in the those fronts? We have been suc- put a time frame on it. I’ve never
in all its news reports. Although numerous
House now. cessful in definitely bringing back supported term limits, either. I safeguards are in place to ensure accurate
In January, you voted more local aid to the district. The think — number one — as long reporting, mistakes can occur. Confirmed
against a measure to mandate House committee has a three- as I feel I can remain effective, factual errors will be corrected on page 2 or 3
the use of hands-free cell phones year plan to increase Chapter 70 and — number two — that I still in a timely manner. If you find a mistake please
while driving. Why? I think it’s money. We have lived up to that have issues that are important to alert us by calling 781-934-2811 or e-mail edi-
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Neighborhood rallies for family
Sponsors needed for event to honor fallen officer
By Justin Graeber, Express Staff
justin@pembrokexpress.com
The Wintergreen Farm
neighborhood in Pembroke is
a tight-knit community. And
when a member of the com-
munity, Whitman police offi-
cer Gerald “Gerry” Mont, died
from a heart attack earlier this
year, his friends and neighbors
wanted to do something for
the family.
“It was pretty devastat-
ing,” said Karen Flaim of
hearing the news. “He was al-
ways a fixture walking in the
neighborhood … Our kids go
to school together.”
A couple of friends sent
around an e-mail trying to do
something for Mont’s fam-
ily, such as mowing the lawn
or shoveling snow. Soon the
effort turned into something
more.
On May 10, a fundraiser
will be held at the Knights of
Columbus.
Robert Raleigh is one of
the neighbors organizing the
fundraiser. He has known the
Monts for eight or nine years,
and lives only a few doors
away. He coached basketball
with Gerry Mont.
“He was the type of person
every town needs more of,”
Raleigh said.
Students to collect scrap metal
The Pembroke High
School Envirothon team will
host a scrap metal drive from
9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April
Reserve space
for flea market
The Pembroke Military
Support Group will hold a
Flea Market on Saturday,
May 3 from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. The flea market will
take place on the Pembroke
Town Green, Center Street.
Table space is available for
$25. All crafters, business
owners, and flea market
merchandise donations are
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Gerald “Gerry” Mont of
Wintergreen Farm died from a
heart attack earlier this year.
He and a few others started
thinking about doing some-
thing for Mont’s family soon
after they heard the news of
his death.
“Everybody’s pretty tight,”
he said. “Typical suburban
thing … word got out pretty
quickly the next day.”
He said they are thinking
of having a 3-on-3 basketball
tournament in the future as
well as the May 10 fundraiser.
“We are trying to not only
have this one event but several
ongoing things,” he said.
Flaim said a neighborhood
meeting was called, and soon
12 at the high school faculty
parking lot.
Residents are invited to
bring their recyclable metal
items to the location. Items
commonly donated include:
Bicycles, air conditioners, re-
frigerators, pots and pans, flat-
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Reservations are required and preference will be given to mem-
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residents, businesses and the dress appropriately for the weather.
Whitman Police Association
jumped on board.
“There has been a group
of people meeting pretty much
weekly,” she said.
Mont’s colleagues on the
Whitman Police Department
have been actively involved in
the fundraiser.
“They’ve all been helping
us out, and coming to meet-
ings,” said Flaim.
The fundraiser’s organiz-
ers are looking for businesses
to donate large ticket items for
raffles, such as TV or tickets to
sporting events.
“We’ve gotten a pretty
nice response to date,” Ra-
leigh said.
Businesses looking to do-
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should contact Debby Smith
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Police log
Sunday, March 30
2:11 a.m. Burglar alarm
reported at a residence on
Spring Street. Building se-
cured.
2:59 a.m. Caller reported
suspicious activity on Misty
Meadow Road. Suspect gone
on arrival.
10:21 a.m. Caller report-
ed missing property on Center
Street.
11:09 a.m. Motor vehicle
accident with property dam-
age reported on Plain Street.
11:41 a.m. Caller reported
a disturbance on Oak Terrace.
2:30 p.m. Caller reported
larceny on Old Oak Street.
Monday, March 31
1:19 a.m. Caller reported
a suspicious motor vehicle on
West Street. Vehicle gone on
arrival.
6:35 a.m. Motor vehicle
stopped on Oak Street. Cita-
tion issued.
1:34 p.m. Motor vehicle
stopped on Oak Street and
Robinson Creek Road. Cita-
tion issued.
2:28 p.m. Caller report-
ed trespassing on Hill’s Mill
Road. Suspect gone on ar-
rival.
Tuesday, April 1
2:11 a.m. Caller reported
vandalism on Warren Terrace.
5:01 p.m. Caller reported
a recreational vehicle com-
plaint on Erikson’s Lane.
5:10 p.m. Caller reported
breaking and entering of a
home on Washington Street.
7:31 p.m. Caller report-
ed breaking and entering of
a home on Old Washington
Street.
9:00 p.m. Motor vehicle
stopped on Church Street. Ci-
tation issued.
10:50 p.m. Motor vehicle
stopped on Washington Street.
Police arrested Saulo Macha-
do, resident of Court Street in
Plymouth, for speeding and
driving with a suspended li-
cense.
Wednesday, April 2
5:59 a.m. Burglar alarm
reported at a commercial busi-
ness on Center Street. Build-
ing secured.
Michael of Boston
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Thursday, April 3
9:15 a.m. Caller reported
vandalism on Alice Avenue.
9:57 a.m. Caller reported
vandalism on Oldham Street.
10:07 a.m. Motor vehicle
accident with property dam-
age reported on Washington
and Schoosett Street.
10:55 a.m. Caller reported
vandalism on Jean Road.
2:10 p.m. Caller reported
a motor vehicle complaint on
Lake Street. Vehicle gone on
arrival.
2:43 p.m. Caller reported
a boat complaint on Matta-
keesett Street.
4:02 p.m. Caller report-
ed a stolen motor vehicle on
Kilcommons Drive.
5:08 p.m. Motor vehicle
stopped on Washington Street.
Police arrested Cheryl Good,
resident of Washington Street,
for OUI liquor and marked
lanes violation.
5:19 p.m. Caller reported
larceny on Cranberry Road.
6:24 p.m. Party required
an escort from Center Street
to the Police Station.
8:45 p.m. Caller reported
a noise complaint on Alvern
Road. Suspect gone on ar-
rival.
10:10 p.m. Motor vehicle
stopped on Church Street.
Police arrested Katherine E.
Cascarano, resident of School
Street in Marshfield, for pos-
session of liquor under age
21 and Anthony J. O’Reilly,
resident of Baker Terrace in
Marshfield, for procurement
and possession of liquor under
age 21.
Friday, April 4
7:33 a.m. Caller report-
ed an animal complaint on
School Street. Animal gone
on arrival.
7:46 a.m. Motor vehicle
accident with property dam-
age reported on School Street.
8:00 a.m. Motor vehicle
accident with property dam-
age reported on Center Street
and Mountain Avenue.
The police log is edited for
space. All persons arrested are
innocent until proven guilty in a
court of law.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
OUI crash damages
utility pole
A Pembroke man was charged with his
second OUI offense Friday after he rolled his
pickup truck on the Church Street portion of
Route 139.
Pembroke Police briefs
Pembroke police responded to a report
turned home around 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 to
around 10:19 p.m. Friday that a vehicle had
discover the door to their basement kicked in.
crashed and rolled over on Route 139.
They reported a laptop computer stolen.
Upon arriving, the officer found that Ste-
Around 7:30 p.m. that same day, owners of
phen D. Hackett, 28, of Pembroke, had driven
a home on Old Washington Street reported their
his pickup truck through a signpost and hit a
house had been broken into though a side win-
utility pole, breaking it.
dow during the day while they were out. They
When Hackett approached officers, they re-
reported some jewelry missing.
portedly smelled alcohol on his breath and then
Police Chief Michael Ohrenberger said
issue a series of sobriety tests, which the driver
while there have been other reports of breaking
failed, according to police.
and entering in town over the past few months,
Police arrested Hackett, who had a prior
only these two appear directly related, and po-
OUI offense, and charged him with an OUI sec-
lice are pursuing some leads.
ond offense and negligent operation of a mo-
tor vehicle. The driver received minor injuries
and was treated at the scene by members of the
Pembroke fire department. Local man charged with
Defendants are presumed innocent until
proven guilty in court. gas station robbery
A Pembroke man was charged with attempt-
ing to rob a gas station in Hanover and assault-
Houses damaged by ing the attendant.
Richard E. Gardner, 35, of 199 Pleasant St.,
unknown paintballer was charged with attempt to commit unarmed
robbery and assault and battery with a danger-
Pembroke police report several cases of
ous weapon and was arraigned March 31. He
someone vandalizing houses with a paintball
pleaded innocent.
gun but so far have no suspects in any of the
Police allege that Gardner attempted to rob
incidents.
the North River Gulf Station, 309 Columbia
One recent incident was reported around
Rd., Hanover on March 27. Hanover police re-
11 a.m. Thursday, April 3 at a home on Jean
sponded to the scene around 9:59 p.m. where a
Road.
gas station attendant told them he’d been prepar-
Police Chief Michael Ohrenberger said the
ing to close the station when a man approached
damage has been done at several different lo-
him from behind and demanded money.
cations over the last couple of weeks, usually
When the victim said he had no money, the
discovered by the owners the morning after it
robber allegedly punched him in the head over
happened.
the booth. The robber then pulled the attendant
outside where he threw him on the ground and
Breaking and entering kicked him several times.
The victim refused medical treatment when
police arrived. Though Hanover police searched
cases could be related the area with K-9 units, the suspect was not
Pembroke police report having a few sus- found. The following day, Hanson police de-
tained Gardner at a store in Pembroke when
pects in two separate cases of breaking and
entering on Washington and Old Washington they discovered he matched the description
given by the victim. The victim later identified
streets that they believe are related.
Owners of a home on Washington Street re- Gardner as his assailant.
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Questions remain with
Pembroke Greens 40B
Selectmen allow developer to move forward
BY BECCA MANNING, EXPRESS STAFF
BECCA@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM
The Board of Selectmen
withheld their endorsement of
the Pembroke Greens project,
saying issues such as financ-
ing and septic system design
still need addressed.
The board, at their March
31 meeting, stopped short of
endorsing the project on a 3-2
vote, but agreed to send a let-
ter to the Board of Zoning
and Building Appeals say-
ing they had been fully in-
formed on the project.
M&R Realty Group Inc.
first submitted plans for
a 45-unit duplex housing
project located off Oldham
Street on June 27, but pulled
plans when the zoning board
said there were too many
unanswered questions.
The developer submit-
ted plans again in March, this
time proposing a scaled-down
project featuring 20 single-
family houses, but withdrew
the plans a second time so they
would have time to present the
The 20 houses each would
feature three bedrooms and
a garage. Setbacks and color
may vary, but the basic archi-
tectural design is the same for
all the homes.
project to selectmen before
holding a public hearing.
The latest version of the
project would include five
units of affordable housing,
making it eligible for Chapter
40B status.
The development would
be located on 9.25 acres of
land located to the west of the
intersection of Oldham and
West Elm streets and partly
bordered by wetlands.
The proximity of the de-
velopment’s shared septic sys-
tem to those wetlands was one
issue that concerned select-
men, as well as neighbors who
attended the meeting.
Abutter Mike McDade,
of Mariah’s Path, said he was
concerned about potential
overflow of the septic system
into the surrounding wetlands.
The developer is asking
the town to waive the local re-
quirement that a septic system
be designed to take 150 gal-
lons per day per bedroom and
instead allow the state mini-
mum of 110 gallons per day
per bedroom.
Each house would feature
three bedrooms, said Jennifer
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mental Inc., the company de-
signing the project.
Turcotte said both the sep-
tic system’s size and location
accord with state guidelines.
Selectmen also had ques-
tions about marketability and
financing — on which project
representatives did not provide
details.
Selectman Arthur Boyle
said he was not convinced there
was a need for the homes.
“It’s a question of timing,”
he said.
He mentioned vacancies
in other new developments in
Pembroke, including four of
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Candidate night set Ailing Furnace Pond eyed as
The Pembroke Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Candi-
date’s Night from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at the Old Colony
Sportsmen’s Association, 159 Forest St., Pembroke. The pub-
possible target for CPA funding
lic is invited to come and listen to candidates for the April 26
town election. There are contested races for selectmen and town Preservation funding applications now available
clerk.
BY BECCA MANNING, EXPRESS STAFF
BECCA@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM
An engineering study of
Bon Appetit
Furnace Pond and historical
building renovations could be
among the first projects to re-
ceive Pembroke Community
French and American Cuisine Preservation Act funding.
Community members
*Now Open* were eager to grab the first ap-
plications for CPA funding at
the committee’s public meet-
ing held March 27 at the Pem-
“We take pride in serving local, organic, farm raised broke Public Library.
ingredients whenever possible” Applications are available
at the clerk’s office at Town
Hall and will be accepted
* all appetizers are 1/2 price through May 29.
for the month of April* At the meeting, the nine-
member Community Preserva-
www.bonappetitpembroke.com tion Committee led by Chair-
man Mark Ames explained the
Open Wednesday evening thru Saturday process for distributing CPA
funding and invited those gath-
5pm to 10pm ered to present their ideas.
Preferred Reservations Representatives from the
Pembroke Watershed Asso-
ciation, Historical Society and
Bon Appetit South Historical Commission were
among those to suggest proj-
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Meeting House and Adah
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average property owner, Ames
said. Exemptions are available
for seniors and low-income
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$156,000 by the end of June,
when the first collection cycle
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appropriate proj- HOW DOES THE CPA WORK?
ects in any of
the three areas,
The Community Preservation Act allows
Ames said. towns to raise money by
Towns also adding a surcharge to prop-
have the option erty tax bills. The surcharge
can range from one to three
of setting aside percent. In Pembroke the
five percent for CPA surcharge is set at one
the committee’s percent. Additionally the first
administrative
expenses, such
$100,000 of a property’s value is
exempt from the surcharge.
as surveys and
consultants’ fees. The example below shows how the CPA surcharge
Ames said an ar- would be calculated for a property valued at
ticle to earmark $392,800, which is the average for a single-family
home in Pembroke this year.
that five percent Home assessment $392,800
will be on the
Fiscal year 2007 tax rate $10.41
upcoming Town Fiscal year 2007 annual tax $4,089.05
Meeting warrant. Residential exemption -$100,000
Each of the CPA taxable value $292,800
three CPA fund- CPA tax basis $3,040.76
ing areas cover CPA surcharge (1.0%) $30.41
a variety of proj-
ects, Ames said; WHAT’S YOUR CPA SURCHARGE?
however, there Home FY 2007 Annual CPA
are some limits Assessment Property Tax Surcharge
— the money $200,000 $2,082 $10.41
cannot be used $400,000 $4,164 $31.23
for general main- $600,000 $6,246 $52.05
$800,000 $8,328 $72.87
tenance on prop-
erties the town
firm the findings on Furnace
already owns, for example.
Pond.
“We’re not here to supple-
CPC member Laura
ment somebody’s budget,”
Ames said.
Patti McCabe, water qual-
ity co-chairwoman for the
Campbell advised those at-
tending that the committee
was charged with favoring
collaborative projects that
Pembroke Watershed Associa-
brought more than one of the
tion, said her group supports
three areas together.
open space acquisition and
Ames said projects don’t
low-impact development. She
have to be entirely funded by
mentioned a particular need to
the CPA but could use both
restore Furnace Pond, which
she said was in “severe trou-
ble.”
CPA funding and matching
grants from other entities.
Furnace Pond, which was
20 feet deep in its healthier
“We’re not looking to be
— in every situation — a 100-
days, now is about five feet
deep and lined with a 10- to
percent fund,” he said.
Once applications have
15-foot layer of sediment, Mc-
Cabe said. A feasibility study
been submitted, the committee
will review them — consid-
ering the town’s open space,
conducted last year showed
recreation and master plans
that dredging was the best way
— and make a recommenda-
to save the pond.
tion on how they think the
McCabe said one possible
funds should be spent. Their
candidate for CPA funding is
decision should be made by
an engineering study to con-
early September, Ames said,
Who’s on the committee? in time for the fall Town Meet-
ing, where Pembroke residents
Members of the Community will vote on whether to accept
Preservation Committee review the projects.
applications for funding and
recommend suitable projects for The committee does not
Town Meeting. According to state have to select a project to fund
regulations, the nine-member each year, he added.
board is comprised of individuals Applications are available
from eight other boards. at the town clerk’s office and
Pembroke’s committee includes:
on the town Web site. Appli-
Mark Ames cants should mail filled-out
Conservation Commission materials to the CPC c/o Town
Laura Campbell Hall, 100 Center St., Pem-
Historical Commission broke, MA 02359.
Brian VanRiper
Planning Board
Joseph Mulkern
Housing Authority
What
Hank Daggett
do YOU
DPW Commission
Rich O’Reilly
Open Space Committee think?
Gregory Hanley
Recreation Commission
Got an opinion you want to share?
Sound off on this or any other issue.
Terry Finnegan
Board of Selectmen
Send your comments to:
Paul Dwyer Email: opinion@pembrokexpress.com
Board of Selectmen Mail: PO Box 1656, Duxbury, MA 02331
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Grand return for fish fry planned

It is almost springtime and toration of all three historic Society is offering corporate
that means it is time again for buildings; Museum Building sponsorship to local businesses
the Grand Old Fish Fry spon- (formerly Bryantville school to help continue the success of
sored by the Pembroke His- house), Adah Hall House and this family event. All $100 or
torical Society. The Fish Fry the Friends Quaker Meeting more sponsors are prominent-
will be held on Sunday, May House. These building are ly displayed on a large poster
4 from 11-3 at the Thomas open to the public for research at the event and their names
Reading Memorial Herring and educational purposes, and are listed on all publicity an-
Run Park on Route 14. one is available for rental. nouncements. To be a sponsor,
Photo courtesy Pembroke Historical Society
The Bryantville Deli has The Pembroke Historical call 781-293-9083.
The garrison house once stood at the corner of Barker and High
again volunteered to prepare
Streets and was probably built around 1650. If it had not been torn
down in 1894, it would be one of the oldest in the country. the food. Fish cake and hot dog
meals can be purchased for $5
each. The meals will include
The colorful history corn-bread, baked beans and
lemonade or coffee. There will
be many other items on sale.

of Barker Garrison
6 Union St
Captain Quack will return
with his gaggle of ducks for
Pembroke • MA
Corner of Route 27 & Mattakeesett St.
the annual duck races. Music
will be provided again by the

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By Karen Proctor, Express Columnist
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been researching my family and those of others for 30 years.
I’m a former member of the Pembroke Historical Commission and a children’s play area. meet your specific needs & budget!
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My first column for this paper is about the Barker Garrison. sored by the society and helps
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Pembroke Social Club. Upcoming trip: Sunday, May 25,
Castle in the Clouds, $64. Tour crystal factory then turkey din-
ner lunch followed by visit to “Castle in the Clouds” a former
country estate.
Friend meeting. Friends of the Pembroke Council on Aging
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Friday, April 11
Story and Craft Time. 1 p.m., at the
Pembroke Public Library. Drop in for
ages 3-6. For more information, call
781-293-6771.
Pizza and Bingo Night. 6 p.m., at
the Hobomock Elementary School.
Sponsored by the Hobomock Family
Programs.
“Fiddler on the Roof Jr.” 7 p.m., a
musical at the Pembroke Community
Middle School.
Saturday, April 12
Scrap Metal Drive. 9 a.m.-12
p.m., the Pembroke High School
Envirothon Team will host a scrap
metal drive in the high school faculty
parking lot.
Spring Bake and Book Sale. 10
a.m.-2 p.m., at the Pembroke Public
Library. For more information, call
781-293-6771.
“Fiddler on the Roof Jr.” 2 p.m., a
musical at the Pembroke Community
Middle School.
Sunday, April 13
Artist’s Reception. 1-3 p.m.,
featuring Chuck Lathrop’s new
paintings, Elegy for Heaven, at the
Pembroke Public Library. The exhibit
will be on display through April 29.
For more information, call 781-293-
6771.
Monday, April 14
Toddler Time. 10:30 a.m., at the
Pembroke Public Library. For ages
2 to 3. Registration is required. For
more information, call 781-293-
6771.
Pembroke Town Meetings. 9 a.m.,
Board of Health; 6:30 p.m., DPW
Commissioners; 7 p.m., Board of
Selectmen, Board of Assessors; 7:30
p.m., Planning Board, Conservation
Commission.
Tuesday, April 15
Story and Craft Time. 10:30 a.m., at
the Pembroke Public Library. Drop-
in for ages 3-6. For more information,
call 781-293-6771.
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a.m., at the Council on Aging.
“Colonial Medical Show.” 12:30
p.m., at the Senior Center, step
back in time and enjoy a clever mix
of history, humor, and intriguing
facts presented by Dave Downs, a
Rehoboth Minuteman.
Wednesday, April 16
Baby Lap Sit. 10:30 a.m., at the
Pembroke Public Library. Drop-in
for newborns to 24 months. For more
information, call 781-293-6771.
Bryantville PTO Meeting. 7 p.m., at
the Bryantville Elementary School.
Solo and Ensemble Concert. 7 p.m.,
at the Pembroke High School.
Republican Town Committee. 7:30
p.m., at the Pembroke Town Hall.
The meeting is open to all residents
of Pembroke who are currently
registered Republican.
Thursday, April 17
Library Opening. 3 p.m., Bryantville
Elementary School hosts a Lending
Library at the school.
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Candidate Night. 7-9 p.m., at the
Old Colony Sportsmen’s Association,
159 Forest Street, Pembroke. The
public is invited to come and listen
to candidates for the April 26 town
election.
Upcoming
Traditional Ballad Singing Contest.
Fri., April 18, 8-10:30 p.m., at the
Beal House, Route 106 in Kingston.
Sponsored by the South Shore Folk
Music Club for students in grades
6–12. There will be cash prizes. The
deadline to sign up is April 15. For
more information or to receive a
contest form, call Karen Haffner at
781-878-1683.
Story and Craft Time. Tues., April
22, 10:30 a.m., featuring author
and illustrator Randy Houk, at the
Pembroke Public Library. For ages
3-6. For more information, call 781-
293-6771.
Snack Pack Book Club. Tues., April
22, 4 p.m., at the Pembroke Public
Library. For more information, call
781-293-6771.
Special Town Meeting. Tues., April
22, 8 p.m., at the Pembroke High
School.
Baby Lap Sit. Wed., April 23, 10:30
a.m., at the Pembroke Public Library.
Drop-in for newborns to 24 months.
For more information, call 781-293-
6771.
After School Craft. Wed., April 23,
2 p.m., Make Your Own Kite, at the
Pembroke Public Library. For grades
ELEGY FOR HEAVEN: Artist’s Reception, April 13, 1-3 p.m., featuring Chuck Lathrop’s new paint-
ings, Elegy for Heaven, at the Pembroke Public Library. The exhibit will be on display through
April 29. For more information, call 781-293-6771.
3 and up. For more information, call
781-293-6771.
Parent-Child Book Club. Thurs.,
April 24, 6:30 p.m., at the Pembroke
Public Library. For more information,
call 781-293-6771.
Free Reverse Mortgage Seminar.
Thurs., April 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,
at the Pembroke Public Library,
hosted by Rockland Trust. A light
complimentary lunch will be served.
The public is invited but must register
by calling Felicia O’Connor at 781-
982-6774 by April 15.
4-H Dog Exhibition. Fri., April 25,
1-2 p.m., What You Can Do With
Your Dog, at the Pembroke Public
Library. For more information, call
781-293-6771.
Toddler Time. Mon., April 28, 10:30
a.m., at the Pembroke Public Library.
required. For more information, call
781-293-6771.
Story and Craft Time. Tues., April
29, 10:30 a.m., at the Pembroke
Public Library. Drop-in for ages 3
to 6. For more information, call 781-
293-6771.
Baby Lap Sit. Wed., April 30, 10:30
a.m., at the Pembroke Public Library.
Drop-in for newborns to 24 months.
For more information, call 781-293-
6771.
Flea Market. Sat., May 3, 10 a.m.-
3 p.m., on the Pembroke Town
Green, sponsored by the Pembroke
Military Support Group. Table space
is available for $25. All crafters,
business owners and flea market
merchandise donations are welcome.
Rain date is May 4. For more
information, call Julie Caruso 781-
826-0269.
Jett Jam. Sat., May 3, 7 p.m., Citizen
Kane Band with a special appearance
by Drummer Jett McSherry, at the
Knights of Columbus Hall, Schooset
Street, Pembroke. Tickets $10 at the
door. Cash bar and light refreshments.
Teens welcome accompanied by
adult. Proceeds benefit the Jett
Foundation Fighting Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy. For more
information, call 781-826-9088.
Grand Old Fish Fry. Sun., May
4, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Thomas
Reading Memorial Herring Run
Park on Route 14, sponsored by the
Pembroke Historical Society.
Boating Safety Class. The Pembroke
Police, Watershed Association and the
Environmental Police will be holding
a boating safety class for Pembroke
and area residents. Class will be held
at Pembroke Community Middle
School from 7-9 p.m. on May 20, 22,
27, 29 and June 3. Pre-registration
is required as class size is limited.
To register, call Pembroke Police at
781-293-9259 or the Environmental
Police at 508-759-0002.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Adult Ice Hockey League. Begins in
May at the Pilgrim Arena in Hingham,
the Bavis Arena, the Rockland Rink
and other Metro locations. Players
and teams needed for all levels of
play and ages. For more information,
call 888-456-3745.
Pembroke Social Club. Sun., May
25. Tour crystal factory then enjoy
a turkey dinner lunch followed by
former country estate. Sponsored by
the Pembroke COA. Cost is $64. To
sign up, call 781-294-8220.
Ongoing
Art Exhibit. Chuck Lathrop’s new
paintings, Elegy for Heaven, will be
on display at the Pembroke Public
Library through April 29.
Bird Watcher’s Club. Mon Fridays,
at 9 a.m., at Mass Audubon’s North
River Wildlife Sanctuary. Pre-
registration is required. Cost is $12
for Mass Audubon members, and
$15 for non-members. For more
information, call John Galluzzo at
781-837-9400.
“Elder Savvy” Broadcast. Mondays
at 12 p.m., Tuesdays at 4 p.m., 6
p.m., and 10:30 p.m., Wednesdays
at 12:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and
1:30 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays
at 8 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m., and
10:30 p.m. A Channel 13 Adelphia
Cable program produced and hosted
by Executive Director Mary Willis,
Pembroke Council on Aging.
Republican Town Committee.
Meetings are held the third Wednesday
of each month at Pembroke Town
Hall, at 7:30 p.m.
Depression Support Group. Meets
on Thursdays, 7 p.m., at the Pembroke
Hospital, Pembroke. For more
information, call 781-829-7211.
Hospice Bereavement Group.
General Grief Drop-In Group: This
group meets at Jordan Hospital
every other Thursday from 10-11:30
a.m. throughout the year. For more
information on specific bereavement
groups and times or to register call
Kathleen McAleer at 508-746-0215.
Volunteer Opportunities
Pembroke COA Volunteers Needed.
If interested in volunteering for
meals-on-wheels drivers, call 781-
294-8220. A stipend of 50 1/2 cents
for gasoline per mile is offered.
Hospice Care Volunteers Needed.
Make a difference in someone’s life
in an hour a week. West River Care
provides hospice care to clients at
Wingate at Silver Lake. Training
and support will be provided. For
more information, call Alice Hutter,
volunteer coordinator, at 781-707-
9586.
Friday, April 11, 2008 Pembroke Express – Your Hometown Newspaper! 11

School Calendar
Friday, April 11
Hobomock 6th grade visits Middle School, TBD.
Bryantville 6th grade visits Middle School, 9:15 a.m.
Family Program Bingo, at Hobomock Cafeteria, 6-8:30 p.m.
Send Pembroke School news
& Photos to roster@pembrokexpress.com PHS Junior Prom, at Lombardos, 6-11 p.m.
The Deadline is Tuesday at noon. Lip Sync, at Bryantville. 7-9 p.m.
“Fiddler On The Roof Jr.,” Middle School Musical, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 12
“Fiddler On The Roof Jr.,” Middle School Musical, 2 p.m..

Monday, April 14
One School-One Subject Read Aloud, at Hobomock, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, April 15
Grade 6 Field Trip to the State House, at Hobomock, 8:15 a.m.
Middle School Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16
PTO Meeting, Election Night, at Bryantville, 7 p.m.
Solo and Ensemble Concert, at High School, 7-9 p.m.

Thursday, April 17
Lending Library Opening, at Bryantville, 3 p.m.
Story Time and Craft, K-1, at Bryantville, 3-3:30 p.m.

Tevye’s daughters — (above, left to right)

played by Rosemary Campbell, Sarah Alfano
and Lisen Colon — stop in the middle of peel-
ing potatoes to listen to director Terry Runnells
explain the scene during rehearsal Tuesday.
Tevye (Matt Suckow), left, and Lazar Wolf
(Matt Ruscio) discuss Lazar’s plans to marry
Tzeitel, Tevye’s eldest daughter, over drinks at
the local inn during rehearsal Tuesday.
Lunch Menus
Elementary Schools
Monday: Hot dog on a roll, condiments, potato rounds, min-
pretzels, diced fruit cup and milk.
Tuesday: Rotini with meat sauce, green
beans, breadstick, fruit and milk.
Wednesday: Nachos with cheese, meat,
lettuce, tomato, salsa, beans, dinner roll, fresh
apple and milk.
Thursday: Roast turkey dinner, mashed po-
tatoes, gravy, peas, roll, peaches and milk.
Friday: Cheese pizza, assorted vegetables

Middle schoolers take to stage with dip, dessert and milk.

Pembroke Community
Middle Schoolers will bring
“Fiddler on the Roof Jr.” to the
local stage Friday and Satur-
day.
Directed by dramatic arts
and vocal music teacher Terry
Runnells, the show will feature
music and dancing and the tal-
ents of Pembroke seventh- and
eighth-graders, both on and off
stage.
“They’ll enjoy the danc-
ing, and they’ll enjoy the re-
lationships,” Runnells said of
the audience. “And they’ll re-
ally enjoy Tevye. He’s a funny
kid.”
Matt Suckow plays pa-
triarch Tevye. Joining him
as members of his family are
Brittany Pennelotore as Te-
vye’s wife Golde and his five
daughters: Karley D’Angelo
as Tzeitel, Rosemary Camp-
bell as Hodel, Sarah Alfano as
Chava, Lisen Colon as Shpri-
tze and Caitlin Landy as Biel-
ke.
Shannon Gallagher plays
the village matchmaker Yente,
and Matt Ruscio plays Lazar
Wolf, the local butcher who
wants to marry Tevye’s eldest
daughter, Tzeitel.
Nick Swan plays Motel
the tailor, whom Tzeitel really
loves.
Derek Keough plays Per-
chik, a student from Kiev who
is new in town.
Other principal roles in-
clude: Thom Hovey as Rabbi;
Tom Warren as Fyedka; Ali
Yepez as Sasha; Amelia Mac-
How to go
WHAT: “Fiddler on the Roof Jr.”
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m.
Saturday
WHERE: Pembroke Community
Middle School auditorium
TICKETS: Cost $5 or $3 with a
canned food item; available from
cast members or at door
Coy as Constable; and Emmy
Holstein as The Fiddler.
“Fiddler on the Roof Jr.” is
the school’s fourth annual mu-
sical production.
Runnells said he chose
“Fiddler” because it was dif-
ferent than previous selections
and he knew he had a solid
cast of boys.
“It’s one I love,” Runnells
said of the show.
As for what makes the
show “junior,” Runnells said
some scenes and songs are cut
or changed to an appropriate
key for young singers.
The biggest challenge of a
production involving middle
schoolers is time, Runnells
said.
“It’s not like high school.
They can’t stay and then drive
home,” he said.
But somehow the students
always manage to pull it off.
“They’re a lot of fun. I’m
always surprised what they’re
able to do,” Runnells said.
Helping behind the scenes
is PCMS teacher Chris Gaw
and his team of NITs, or “nerds
in training” — a label they
wear proudly, Gaw said.
The production features a
simple set using wagons, rear
projection and rented spot-
lights.
Parents and middle school
staff also help with the pro-
duction, and much of this
year’s costumes are borrowed
from the high school, Runnells
said.
The 15 yarmulkes needed
for “Fiddler” — which centers
around the lives and customs
of Jewish people living in a
Russian village at the turn of
the century — were provided
by Congregation Beth Jacob,
a Jewish community in Plym-
outh, Runnells said.
Pembroke Education
Foundation provided a gen-
erous grant to help fund this
year’s production, and ticket
sales also help make the show
go on year after year.
The students will take the
stage for two performances, at
7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Satur-
day at the Pembroke Commu-
nity Middle School auditori-
um. Tickets cost $5 or $3 with
a canned food item and can be
purchased from a cast member
or at the door. Donated items
will be given to the Pembroke
Food Pantry.
Behind the scenes are
members of the technical crew:
Joe Lebedew, Rachel Muriph,
Matt Ruscio, Janine Ruscio,
Chris Campbell, Jackson An-
derson, Yeltsin Stanton, Peter
Graceffa, Nick Blazo, Charlie
Meyer, Nicole Kinshiff, Nick
Gaw, Zack Gaw and Matt Pi-
lotte.
Alternate Choice: Deli turkey on white
bread, carrot sticks, cereal bar and milk.
Middle School
Monday: Hot dog on a roll, potato rounds, condiments, pears
and milk.
Tuesday: Macaroni and cheese, ham slice, green beans, din-
ner rolls, fruit and milk.
Wednesday: Chili cheese wrap in a soft tortilla with a layer
of cheese on top, carrots, diced fruit cup and milk.
Thursday: Turkey with gravy, stuffing, peas, dinner roll,
peaches and milk.
Friday: French bread pizza, carrot and celery sticks with
ranch dip, cookie and milk.
High School
Monday: Hot dog on a roll, potato rounds, condiments,
pears, and milk.
Tuesday: Macaroni and cheese, ham slice, green beans, din-
ner rolls, fruit and milk.
Wednesday: Chili cheese wrap in a soft tortilla with a layer
of cheese on top, carrots, diced fruit cup and milk.
Thursday: Turkey with gravy, stuffing, peas, dinner roll,
peaches and milk.
Friday: Mozzarella sticks, carrot and celery sticks with ranch
dip, cookie and milk.
School Contacts
Superintendent of Schools: Frank Hackett;
phone: 781-829-1178. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
PEmbroke High School: Principal Ruth A. Lynch;
phone: 781-293-9281. Office hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pembroke Community Middle School: Prin-
cipal Steven Lamarche; phone: 781-293-8627. Office hours: 7
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bryantville Elementary School: Principal
Cathy MacLeod; phone: 781-293-5411. Office hours: 7:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
Hobomock Elementary School: Principal Ann
Dargon; phone: 781-294-0911. Office hours: 7:10 a.m. to 3:10
p.m.
North Pembroke Elementary School: Princi-
pal Jean Selines; phone: 781-826-5115. Office hours: 8 a.m. to
4 p.m.
12 Pembroke Express – Your Hometown Newspaper!
Selectman, assistant clerk at odds on ballot brouhaha
By Becca Manning, Express Staff ethics and why I couldn’t do it “You mean to tell me Jan-
becca@pembrokexpress.com [collect signatures] out of the uary, Feburary, March, she
Assistant Town Clerk Mau- office,” Robinson said. “I had didn’t have the time or ability
reen Robinson said the mix-up no legal obligation to circulate to tell me that there was a prob-
with incumbents’ nomination petitions for anyone. And I lem?” Boyle said. “Did she do
papers wasn’t deliberate, but didn’t do anything illegal.” anything illegal? I don’t know.
occurred because of changes Selectman Arthur Boyle, But did she do something im-
in the office since the previous the only affected incumbent moral? No question about it.”
town clerk left in July. running a contested race, said Robinson said she is of-
Though some have ac- he is upset that Robinson fended by Boyle’s comments
cused her of misleading the didn’t tell him she had stopped and maintains she was follow-
candidates, Robinson denies collecting signatures. ing instructions from the town
taking any deliberate action or “If she didn’t have a legal administrator.
inaction. obligation to notify us, she “If it [the memo] came
“I was told by the select- certainly had a moral obliga- from the selectmen’s office,
men’s office not to collect any tion,” Boyle said. now why didn’t a selectman
signatures. I got a letter and I He called Robinson’s ac- know about it?” she said.
got eight pages about the state tions “outrageous.” Robinson had been carry-
ing out the duties of former
Town Clerk Donna Pratt, since
Duxbury Mortgage Services Pratt retired July 29.
It’s usual, she said, for the
Welcomes assistant town clerk to take on
Pembroke to the Clipper Press Family! the job until the election, but
in this case, Pembroke offi-
cials felt giving Robinson that
ANNE ANTONELLIS title would give her an advan-
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781-934-0708 Robinson was compensat-
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including running the Feb. 5
primary election.
Robinson said she had as-
sumed that taking over the
clerk’s job automatically made
her a registrar, and according
to a Jan. 22 letter from the
town’s legal counsel, Kopel-
man and Paige, that usually
would be the case.
According to state law,
the assistant town clerk in
the absence of the town clerk
performs his or her duties, in-
cluding acting as clerk of the
board of registrars. However,
the board must maintain equal
representation of the two lead-
ing political parties.
Because Robinson had
only recently changed her par-
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Republican, she could not be-
come a member of the board
of registrars, according to the
attorney’s letter.
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duties of a registrar made her
work more difficult and led to
the problem with the nomina-
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Assistant Town Clerk Maureen
Robinson said the nomination
form mix-up stems from a legal
decision she received from the
town counsel.
posefully misled the incum-
bents is just wrong, she said.
Robinson’s campaign
manager, Paul Whitman, is
one of the incumbents affected
and was included in the recent
lawsuit.
“I’ve been in the business
world for a long time. I have
integrity and I have ethics,”
Robinson said. “He (Boyle)
thinks I did it specifically
against him for some reason.
I’m not that type of person.”
Boyle said he planned to
“If she {Robinson] didn’t have a
legal obligation to notify us, she cer-
tainly had a moral obligation.”
run for the town clerk’s posi-
tion but withdrew from the
race in December for unrelat-
ed personal reasons. He now is
backing building department
assistant Mary Ann Smith,
who is a family friend. Smith
also is a member of the board
of registrars.
“I think she’ll [Smith] do a
great job. She’s been involved
in the election process for 20
years or more,” Boyle said.
Because there was no in-
cumbent, none of the three
clerk candidates were directly
impacted by the nomination
paper error, but it has become
a campaign issue.
Smith declined to comment
on the recent issues within the
clerk’s office.
Linda MacDonald, who
also is running for town clerk,
also said she preferred to focus
on her own candidacy, adding,
Friday, April 11, 2008
“I am a professional, and I
understand the importance of
communication and attention
to detail.”
The problem with the nom-
ination paper hasn’t just been
the talk of the town. Selectmen
appealed to state legislators to
allow the incumbents’ names
to appear on the ballot.
Based on advice from Sen.
Therese Murray and others,
selectmen voted to omit the
incumbents’ names from the
ballot, though they agreed the
town wouldn’t defend any le-
gal challenge to their decision.
Several days later, At-
torney Robert Galvin Jr. filed
a complaint and a judge ap-
proved an injunction forcing
the town to include the incum-
bents’ names on the ballot.
State Rep. Daniel Webster
said he thought the selectmen
made the right decision, as
placing the names on the bal-
lot without the requisite sig-
natures could have made any
actions those officials took
during their new terms techni-
cally illegal.
“When push comes to
shove, it’s an incumbent’s re-
sponsibility to make sure that
they have gotten the number
of signatures they need to get
–Selectman Arthur Boyle
on the ballot,” Webster said.
He said he understood the
incumbents were following a
long-standing practice.
“It’s an unfortunate situa-
tion,” Webster said.
DPW Commissioner Jim
Kilcommons was one of the
eight incumbents affected. He
said he’d “rather not point an
accusatory finger” but that the
judge’s decision on Friday was
a “positive move.”
“It had to be done. There
was very little choice in the
matter,” Kilcommons said.
Town Moderator John
Walsh, also an incumbent, said
he was more than surprised to
learn of the error.
“I feel empathy, but if
you’re going to make a mis-
take, it was a serious mistake,”
Walsh said. “No, I’m not mad
at anybody. … But it is an in-
credible error.”
Town Administrator Ed
Thorne, who has taken on the
town clerk’s duties, said there
is no one to blame.
“It was an error, and we’re
trying to fix it,” he said last
week.
But one thing is sure: In-
cumbents in future Pembroke
elections will not be following
the old system, Thorne said.
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T
hank you for reading the inaugural issue of the Pem-
broke Express.
As Pembroke’s own weekly newspaper, the Express
will strive toward publishing news for and about Pembroke resi-
dents. Our credo is to keep it local. We shall focus on what happens
here – at the churches, in the schools, at town hall, at the ball fields,
the senior center, and around the town. Call us provincial and we
will be mighty pleased.
If you want to know what’s going on in Iraq, what happened in
Washington D.C. or how the Red Sox fared last
night, look elsewhere. There
are plenty of places to find
that information. But if you
want to know what happened at the
last selectmen’s meeting, what’s
for lunch at the middle school next
week or how the Titans fared in the
playoffs then look no further.
We will also devote space to all town
government agencies – selectmen, school
committee, board of health, conservation
commission, planning board, etc.
We’ll strive to bring you accurate
reporting of what goes on at town hall,
whether it’s a hot issue for town meeting
or a less glamorous but just as important
pocketbook issue.
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We shall also be Pembroke’s paper of
record, noting births and deaths, and a good
deal of what goes on in between.
MacDonald brings right mix of What
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We aim to be constructive, cohesive
and friendly. Our motto is “Your
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PaineWebber Properties. This remember to vote for Linda
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Friday, April 11, 2008
How will the Red Sox fare in 2008?
Bob Miller
The Gardener’s Choice
“The Sox will finish in third place “They will win the World Series
because it’s tough to repeat and
because they are comfortable
I’m a Yankees fan. There’s no
with the competition.”
pressure on the Yankees.”
Touch and Go with Terkel
BY BOB HALE, EXPRESS COLIMNIST
BOBHALEBOOK@VERIZON.COM
As a long-time columnist for the Duxbury
Clipper, I am pleased that Books & Bob Hale
will be part of the new Pembroke Express, es-
pecially because I am a Pembroke resident,
having lived in a great antique house on High
Street for the past 25 years. My wife, Lydia,
serves on the Democrat Town Committee and
volunteers at the Lydia Drake Library. Readers
F
can reach me at bobhalebook@verizon.com.
or five decades more or less I wrote
and talked about books in newspa-
per and magazine columns, on ra-
dio and cable television. I spoke in hundreds
of living rooms, churches and libraries before
every kind of “group” known to woman, an ex-
perience that led me to think I should write a
memoir, “Treasurer’s Reports I Have Heard.”
I lectured in audi-
toriums large and
small from Maine
to Miami and coast
to coast, and trav-
eled with authors
to promote their
books.
After a life-time
of selecting books
for specific audiences — all of which I had to
read before I could present them — I decided
this past fall it was time to begin reading for
myself. Since then, I’ve had a glorious time
with writers’ notebooks and journals, volumes
of letters, esoteric biographies, trashy novels
and assorted ephemera, none of which I wrote
columns about because I didn’t think anybody
would be interested, but those who had been
reading Books & Bob Hale complained about
its disappearance from the pages of the Clipper
— and bugged me with the question, “What
are you reading?”
So, at Josh Cutler’s urging, Books & Bob
Hale is returning, on a time-to-time basis,
with the hope readers will be entertained and
amused by what I am reading whether or not
they care to read these books themselves.
There is nobody in Chicago who does not
know Studs Terkel. Recognition is less dra-
matic in other parts of the world although his
16 books of social history have been highly
praised and brought him numerous prizes.
Studs (his given name is Louis; he named him-
self Studs after “Studs Lonergan” when he felt
Louis didn’t fit his image as a gangster in radio
and theater dramas) is not a trained sociologist,
which frees him from academic rigors. He is
a talker, a conversationalist, who reports what
real people say to him about everything from
their jobs or lack of same, to race, the Great
Depression, World War II, movies, jazz and on
and on. “American Dreams,” “Hard Times,”
Pembroke Express – Your Hometown Newspaper!
Q U E ST I O N O F T H E W E E K
BY MATT YORK
Susan Lester Erin Ferriera
Kids Time Sweet Fordy’s
“I think they will make it to the
“I don’t care how the Red Sox do.
end because they have a really
I just don’t want Curt Schilling to
good team.”
“Hope Dies Last,” “Will
the Circle be Unbroken”
and “Working” are clas-
sics of their kind.
His latest, “Touch
and Go,” is a salmagundi
memoir, a tasting menu
for those who have not
read him before. You ei-
ther like the way Studs
writes or you don’t. There
isn’t much in-between.
I’m a fervent Terkel fan. I have known him off
and on for a great many years. I have listened
to his live conversations and read his books.
He writes the way he speaks, in a diamond in
the rough style that has been carefully nurtured
since he was a kid — 90 odd years ago when
he approached life as openly, brashly and with
as much intelligence and humor as he does to-
day.
His parents ran a residential hotel in Chi-
cago called The Grand, even though it wasn’t.
Those who lived there were either down on
their luck or never had any, but they had sto-
ries and little Louis listened to them. When he
was in his teens, the girlfriend of a local mob-
ster lured Louis to her room in The Grand. She
couldn’t turn the radiator off, she told him. She
was dying of the heat. Wrench in hand, Louis
trudged upstairs where the mobster’s moll was
lying on the bed. This turned Louis on, but he
attacked the radiator, turned it off and fled with
his virginity intact. Not at all what Studs Lo-
nergan would have done.
From his school days, he hung around parks
watching out-of-work men and women con-
gregating to give stump speeches. Some were
trying to organize. Women were establishing
settlement houses and food pantries, raising
money to help the poverty stricken. Beyond
the parks, throughout the city, people were
desperate. Migrations from the south added to
the misery. Not consciously but as surely as if
it had made the decision, Studs was launched
on a life-long career of giving voice to those
who felt they didn’t count, first on radio, then
on television and eventually in books.
All this could have made Studs a dull boy,
but it didn’t because nothing ever dampened
his humor or his talent to entertain. Never a do-
gooder, always feisty, he was happiest when he
was in the middle of the action. His description
of being harassed by J. Edgar Hoover when the
FBI saw Communists in every social action
should be filmed as a comedy wherein the in-
nocent suspect turns determined agents of fear
into vaudevillians simply by being cooperative
and exceedingly hospitable.
“Touch and Go” showcases Terkel’s wit,
his poetic bent, his love of a good story and his
skills as a conversationalist.
15
Doug Falk Ryan O’Sullivan
West Elm Street Sweet Fordy’s
“They’ll do well because they
have the pitching and offense to
win another World Series.” carry them.”
Beacon Hill Briefs
POLICE DETAILS: Gov. De-
val Patrick, Senate President
Therese Murray and House
Speaker Salvatore DiMasi held
a press conference to promote
a transportation plan including
some controversial proposals.
The package would require state of-
ficials to develop a plan and regulations
to use civilian flag men instead of police officers to direct traf-
fic on construction and repair projects on secondary roads while
continuing to use police officers on major roads and highways.
Massachusetts is the only state in the nation that does not use
flag men. Supporters say that this reform would save up to $100
million over 20 years without compromising the safety of Mas-
sachusetts citizens. Opponents say that the use of flag men would
make these sites more dangerous to traffic and pedestrians and
could cost lives and increase injuries. The plan also would direct
the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority to consider abolishing the
use of manual toll collectors and use only less expensive auto-
mated systems.
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION: The Labor
and Workforce Development Committee held a hearing and heard
testimony on legislation that would prohibit discrimination on the
basis of a person’s height or weight. Supporters of the bill in-
cluded Ellen Frankel of the National Organization of Short Stat-
ured Adults. She testified that short people are often not hired or
not promoted because of their height. Other supporters said that
discrimination against overweight people is on the rise. No one
testified against the measure but committee members peppered
supporters with questions and asked for more specifics.
USED MATTRESSES: The House and Senate approved and
sent to Gov. Patrick a measure requiring the labeling of any mat-
tress, box spring, studio couch or futon mattress that has been used
by a consumer and returned to the store for resale. Massachusetts
allows consumers to return mattresses after 28 days of use.
MENTAL HEALTH OF RETURNING SOLDIERS: The
Senate approved a bill creating a special commission to study the
mental health effects of war on Massachusetts veterans returning
from active duty. The study would examine several options in-
cluding the establishment of a mandatory mental health treatment
program for National Guard members who engage in combat and
a state military family leave policy for caregivers. The measure
has already been approved by the House. Only final approval in
each branch is needed prior to it going to the governor.
QUOTABLE QUOTES “Under Senate rule number 31, the
amendments will be printed in the calendar and it will be set
aside. Poor loons will continue to die.”
— Sen. President Therese Murray, on the Senate floor, fol-
lowing postponement of action on legislation prohibiting the
use of fishing gear with lead sinkers. Proponents of the ban said
that this is a serious issue and argued that ingestion of these lead
weights causes the death of many loons.
Rep. Dan Webster Sen. Therese Murray
Room 542, State House Room 330, State House
Boston, MA 02133 Boston, MA 02133
617-722-1500
617-722-2487
Rep.DanielWebster@hou.state.ma.us Therese.Murray@state.ma.us
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Learning economics –– ‘Apprentice’-style!

continued from page one
Six teams of Pembroke
students are competing in a se-
ries of challenges testing their
marketing, leadership and
people skills as part of their
economics curriculum. This
is the second time Battista has
used “The Apprentice” format
to teach his class.
“Economics is a really
hard subject for high school
students to understand, so I try
to mix it with real-life stuff,”
Battista said.
The class has worked
through three challenges so far
and will finish several more
before the term ends. After
each task, the top two teams
are safe from the “firing,” but
members of the remaining four
must argue their case to avoid
being the one from each team
who is fired.
Fired students can’t win
the overall game but continue
to support their team’s efforts.
The top student and top-earn-
ing team at the end of the term
will be exempt from the final
exam.
Senior Ryan Connors pleads his case before the panel of judges,
played by teachers John MacIntire, Marna Shultz and Dave Rix.
Members of Team Slainte Inc. talk about what they did to raise $525 at the silent auction held at a
March 29 fundraiser. Pictured left to right are Pembroke High School seniors Stephanie Tower, Jen
Bishop, Jon Procter and Elizabeth Belmonte.
The teens’ latest task was
to find items for a silent auc-
tion held March 29 in Plymp-
ton to raise funds for the Dana-
Farber Cancer Institute.
Battista will be running for
the cause at the April 21 Bos-
ton Marathon.
Of the students’ auction
items, a basketball signed by
the Celtics took in the most
money — $300 — and the
students raised a total of about
$1,400.
The following Monday,
students on the four lowest-
earning teams were on the
chopping block, facing a panel
of judges comprised of Pem-
broke teachers.
Among the low-earners
was Team BBC, which brought
in just $40 at the auction.
Judge John McIntyre,
a math teacher and football
coach at Pembroke, told the
team they suffered from “lack
of direction.”
Though there was some
bickering when the students
were asked individually how
they and their teammates per-
formed, the teens good-na-
turedly accepted their fates as
the whole class joined in with,
“You’re fired!”
Battista said the class
would follow up with a discus-
sion on why some items sold
for more and how the chal-
lenge relates to the real world.
With less than 30 days of
school left, the teens soon will
be entering that world and
dealing with economic reali-
ties they’re already seeing on
a smaller scale with high gas
prices, higher price tags at
the mall and diminishing pay
checks as employers cut hours
to save costs, Battista said.
Challenges have taught
the students the art of negotia-
tion and touched on economic
terms such as supply and de-
mand, opportunity cost and
elasticity.
At their first task, teams
sold hot chocolate for a half
hour before school.
“It was sort of survival of
the fittest,” junior Marissa Mi-
glietta said.” There was a lim-
ited amount of hot chocolate
and it was all about whoever
got to it first.”
She and other students
who attended the Dana-Farber
fundraiser said the hot choco-
late challenge was their favor-
ite. The Pembroke students
raised $420 with that task.
So far, the teams have
raised about $2,300 for the
Dana-Farber Institute.
The students promoted lo-
cal bands at a Battle of the
Bands event for their second
challenge. And each team has
been given $1,000 in fake
money to “invest” in the stock
market. The money they earn
through the stock market will
be added to their end totals.
“It teaches you how to deal
with people,” senior Elizabeth
Belmonte said of the class.
“And it teaches leader-
ship,” senior Jon Proctor said.
Battista said the students
have borrowed strategies used
by the people competing on
the real “Apprentice” to suc-
ceed in the classroom.
“This group is outstand-
ing. They’re all involved —
even the kids that have been
fired,” he said. “They’ve really
bought into it.”
Pembroke
seniors Matt
Stevens,
Kaycee
McCarthy
and Eric
Campbell
explain why
they only
raised $40
for the silent
auction.

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Would-be Boston cop indicted Italian Home Cooking

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applied to be a police officer in sold Cook large quantities of maximum penalty of 20 years Restaurant & Banquet Facilities
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he allegedly attempted to steal Using money and a device pro- Doolin said of his client, “Chris Cl
1,200 OxyContin pills from a vided by the agent, the source is a nice, young man from a
drug source. recorded an exchange in which nice family, and he looks for-
The FBI has been follow- Cook allegedly sold 200 Oxy- ward to his day in court.”
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The Pembroke Police, Pembroke Watershed Association
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The Kingsbury Club & Spa has programs for all ages and levels.
We offer tennis, fitness, aquatics exercise and swimming lessons in a
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18 Pembroke Express – Your Hometown Newspaper! Friday, April 11, 2008

‘Maggie’s Crew’ fuels up for fundraiser

M
embers of Maggie’s Crew kicked off their
second annual support of the National Mul-
tiple Sclerosis Society’s Plymouth walk with
pasta, fellowship and even a little dancing on March 30 at
the First Church of Pembroke on Center Street.
Crew leader Maggie Wandell, a senior at Pembroke
High School, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis two
years ago. After overcoming the initial shock of her diag-
nosis, Maggie said, she wanted to do something positive.
“There is no cure,” Maggie said she thought at the time.
“So let’s raise money for it.”
She and her parents, Andy and Ginny Wandell, thought
they’d be lucky to get 25 people to turn out for their first
walk in 2007. Instead, their group was 160 strong — “a sea
of blue,” Ginny said — and Maggie’s Crew earned the dis-
tinction of being the largest group to attend the Plymouth
MS Walk that year.
They raised $9,996 in 2007. This year, they hope to
break $10,000.
The crew, comprised largely of Pembroke students, will
raise money for the cause both individually and in small
groups. Both Pembroke Community Middle School and
Bryantville Elementary School kids are planning theme
days to raise funds.
The entire crew will head to Plymouth North High
School at 10 a.m. April 13 for the annual six-mile walk.

Pembroke High School senior Kelly Jacobs (left) and 2007 Pembroke graduate Tanisha McDonough per-
form a dance to “Reach” by the band S Club 7. The duo recently went door to door through their neigh-
borhood in Pembroke, performing their choreographed dance, to raise funds for Maggie’s Crew. They
collected more than $300.

Pembroke High
Maggie Wandell, 17, welcomes members of her crew to School students
the pasta party kick-off at the First Church of Pembroke. joining Maggie’s
Maggie’s Crew is raising money for the National MS Crew include,
Society. left to right:
Senior Kate
Colangeli, junior
Kevin Meyer and
seniors Ryan
Copper, Steve
Negus and Alexa
Teevens.

Story & photos by

Becca Manning
Pembroke Community Middle School students take a pasta break
while working on signs for the Mix and Match Day they are orga-
nizing to raise money for Maggie’s Crew. Pictured left to right are
eighth-grader Kim Higgins and seventh-graders Katie Wandell
(Maggie’s sister) and Rachel Teevens.

Bryantville Elementary School students are planning a Hat Day at school, where kids can pay money Allison Comeau, a Bryantville Elementary School third-grader,
to wear a hat and all proceeds will go toward Maggie’s Crew. Pictured left to right are: Hannah and her mother, Ginger Comeau, dish up their dinner at the pasta
Bowness, Ashley Litchfield, Olivia Wandell (Maggie’s sister), McKenna Cassford, Emma Wandell party. Ginger is a lifeguard along with Maggie at New England
(Maggie’s sister) and Alcida Litchfield. Village in Pembroke. This is her first year to join Maggie’s Crew.
Friday, April 11, 2008 Pembroke Express – Your Hometown Newspaper! 19

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Rockland Trust is hosting Reasonable Residential Roofing!
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CALL THE D.O.C
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The Pembroke Republican Town Committee recently re-elected by calling Felicia O’Connor at
its leadership and welcomed new members. Shown left to right 781-982-6774 by April 15.
are: State Rep. Daniel Webster, Patrick Chilcott, Sabrina Chilcott,
Secretary Sandra Damon, Elaine Cahill, Chairman Andy Wandell
and Treasurer Steve Dodge. Jell Jam
Republicans name leadership benefit coming
Members of the Pembroke Republican Town Committee Citizen Kane Band will
re-elected Chairman Andy Wandell, Treasurer Steve Dodge and be presenting Jell Jam on
Secretary Sandra Damon on March 12. Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
Wandell said, “I’m pleased and honored to serve the com- at the Knights of Columbus
mittee and I am pleased that both Steve and Sandra will continue Hall, located on 48 Schooset
in their roles as treasurer and secretary.” Street. The event will be $10 Advances in cosmetic dentistry now make it
The committee also welcomed new members Elaine Cahill, at the door; proceeds will
Patrick Moran, Patrick Chilcott, Sabrina Chilcott, Dan Vail and benefit The Jett Foundation easier than ever to have the smile that you
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Webster. accompanied by an adult.
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motors, meows pedals, putters, swings,
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1997 Hitachi 50” projection TV,
shakes, you can find-it, buy-it, picture in picture. One owner.
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781-582-1523.
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Natural rattan furniture: Couch, 2
matching arm chairs, end table w/
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Bausch and Lomb 200m 60mm
telescope and tripod, $150; 21”
Phillips Magnavox TV, $200;
Stackable stereo with AM/FM
radio, cassette, CD, record player,
2 speakers, $250; Dell computer,
monitor, keyboard, hard drive, 2
speakers, desk, $300; treadmill,
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Treasure Whether you’re in Pembroke,

Chest Peoria or Patagonia... Question 1
Which U.S. President launched the
war on poverty?
Question 2
What is the capital of South
Carolina?
Question 3
Where is the golf tournament, The
Masters, played?
Half Canoe With Shelves Question 4
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week by 1:00. No appointment column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and each set of 3 by 3
Pond Designs. Solid cherry, hand necesssary. Under 25 items
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Across 46 Once, in old5 Country singer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
range. 300 controls, 781-934-0793 with the 1997
1 Learns times
self-cleaning with sealed surface 8 1958 sci-fi 47 Letters before triple platinum hit
15 16

burners. Some slight scratches classic starring “How Do I Live”

Climbing the gimels 17 18
Steve McQueen
but overall in great condition. 48 “The Guiding
6 Fill in the ___ (a
19 20 21 22
15 Jose Cuervo, for hint to this
Manual included. $200. Please
call 781-582-2437. Career Ladder one
16 ---
Light” airer
50 Very
puzzle’s theme)
7 Ocean liner?
23 24 25 26

17 Director Ivan
53 Jazz’s Peterson 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Experienced Cashiers Needed 18 Most monstrous
8 “Oy, vey!” cause
French In Action Must be flexible. Day times. 55 It may be said
19 Taylor, Wilson or 9 Show of 34 35 36 37 38
while crossing
Learn or brush-up your French in nights, weekends. Foodie’s Harding
the fingers
affection
39 40
10 Film developing
your living room w/ Yale U's Market. Must be over 18. Ask for 20 Rear-___
58 1984 film with order: Abbr.
22 Book in the 41 42
romantic sitcom. Two years (52 Cathy. 781-934-5544. Book of Mormon the tagline “It’s 4 11 Give a rundown
episodes) of new a.m., do you
23 “That’s all I ___” 12 It may be on a
43 44 45 46

(shrink-wrapped) DVDs plus Babysitter Wanted 24 Rice dish know where your
property 47 48 49
car is?”
near-new hard text & workbook. Duxbury mother looking for 27 Place for a 13 Bone: It.
houseplant 61 A deadly sin 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57
A wonderful gift! $375 firm. full-time experienced help in 30 Column of boxes
14 Red and black,
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Please call 781-585-3608. caring for three children under on a fervor 21 Flexible blade
58 59 60 61 62

two. Monday-Friday. References questionnaire

64 --- 23 Startle
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Dog Crate required. Call 508-277-1338. 31 Defendants,

legally 65 Holiday meals 25 Classic camera 65 66
For a large 100 lb. dog. $100 or 34 Prize 66 Bun toppers 26 Org.
B.O. Call 781-934-2931. Part-Time Help Wanted 37 --- 27 Parade honoree,
Three days a week, cranberry bog 39 Supporters of Down briefly
38 St. ___ (common 56 Frozen drink
28 Tabriz native 49 Some fasteners
Wrought Iron Table & Chairs work. Some experience helpful, the arts 1 Pivoting razor hospital name) 50 The sun, moon brand
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Outdoor oblong, black mesh top but will train, if necessary. Wage, 40 Plague 2 Existed 30 ’04, ’08 and
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51 Toolbar heading
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Frontgate cushions $450; 2 781-585-5667 or 617-571-8023. 42 --- checkerboard, 31 Not so well done
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43 Altoids holder maybe: Abbr. 32 Hwy. planners
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44 Saint of dancers
4 So last year 33 Explanatory
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60 “So ...?”
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improvement needs. Residential,
commercial, structural repairs.
Beams and sills replaced.
Porches, decks repaired or
designed and built. Fire escapes,
additions, kitchens, baths. All
jobs welcome. MA CS License 00
Restriction. Insured and
registered #104457. Please call
D. Thomas FitzGerald,
781-654-1465.
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Tax returns done in the privacy
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Local Riding Instruction
Gurnet Road, Duxbury CPF Fishing Charters
Experienced riding instruction for
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access to beach. Screened porch. for striped bass, bluefish or youth riders, beginners to
Available quickly. $1400/month.
Call 617-571-9557.
bluefin tuna, call Capt. Mike at
617-291-8914 or go to
advanced. Two week summer
camps available. Renovated
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departs from Duxbury for a full quality horses. Farm located in
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walk to private beach. 4-season, 781-585-3114.
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by the week or weekend. 5 BR, 3
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full baths. Kitchen, granite
All types of installations. Wood,
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Rubber roofs, traditional roofing,
vinyl, chain link, ornamental. Also
install mailboxes and
siding, painting, shingles. Go to
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clotheslines. Free estimates, local
references, prompt service. Call B
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781-269-0067 or 774-776-5256. Rototilling
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Professional boat detailing maintenance. Lawn mowing.
Math Makes Sense Call Jay at cell 978-985-3362
Experienced math tutor will -offering bottom painting,
help your child turn the tide of compound and waxing, deck
math anxiety. One-to-one washing, and expert teak work. South Shore Lawns
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Elementary and Secondary boating season. To schedule call 781-582-1348.
Math, Algebra I and II, your spring work, call
508-833-0211.
Geometry, and SAT math prep.
Please call 781-834-3340 for
Certified Home Health Aide
Public Notices
more information.
Twenty years experience. Call
617-462-3503.
Window Cleaning
Professional interior/exterior
painting, gutter cleaning, and
power washing. Best prices and
A pair of full-time firefighters,
part-time window washers will
service always with a smile. professionally clean windows,
storms, screens, and sills $5.
Will paint your home like it was
and up. Free estimates. French
our own. Call Andrew for your
Connection Window Cleaning
free estimate. 781-264-3628.
Co. Chris 781-826-0958.
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yard sale gets rained out, Duxbury Condo Rental E R S T U S V I T T I N
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At Your
Service
Brick Steps Repaired
No job too small. All masonry
work. Call 508-690-2220.
Fishing Charters
Half-day charters for bass and
blues. Fly, light tackle, bait trips.
BAYMEN Guide Service, Inc. Call
Capt. David Bitters,
781-934-2838, or visit Web site:
www.baymenoutfitters.com
Lene’s Cleaning
Will clean your house or office.
Very nice experience. Good
references. Please call anytime.
774-269-2177 or 508-317-7753.
Spring is Here - Time to Clean
For the best cleaning, please call
the Alves Cleaning Service.
Looking for houses, offices,
garages, basements to clean.
References available. Reasonable
rates. Please call 774-269-3639.
Window And Gutter Cleaning
Let local firefighters brighten your
day! Residential and storefront.
Pressure washing - house, patio,
deck, etc. Spring clean up. Free
gutter cleaning with every full
house window job. Reasonable
rates. References available. Fully
insured. Keith McWalter.
781-340-5183 or
cell-781-690-2000.
Housekeeping
Residential cleaning. Safe,
secure, reliable and cleanliness is
priority. One available time slot to
fulfill your home cleaning needs. I
am the one person you need to
call. Your home will look great
and smell terrific! Excellent
Duxbury references provided. Call
Cindy, cell# 508-574-8330.
Firewood
Log length, hardwood only.
$100/cord delivered. Call Chris,
781-934-7255.
Home Improvements/Repairs
Registered HIC Ma #131593
Experience as residential/condo
building supt. I will repair, install
or upgrade baths, kitchens, finish
carpentry, wainscot, trim,
built-ins, custom shelf-units and
paint. Multi-faceted in many
trades. Call for what you need
done at your home. Duxbury
references. Call Steve at
508-498-7899.
Planes, Train
& Automobiles
Honda Rebel
250 cc. Candy orange. Mint
condition. Only 2500 miles. New,
very comfortable, Saddleback gel
seat. Original seat included.
$2800. Call Carolyn,
781-588-4957.
Marshall Sandpiper
1995 Marshall Sandpiper
"Faraway." Cetol teak, all covers
and boom tent, lazy jacks, Harken
system, 3.5hp o/b, boot top,
sailbag, hand pump, trailer. Great
condition. $12,000. Call
508-746-4915.
“Eat a live toad the first thing in the
morning and nothing worse will hap-
pen to you the rest of the day.”
–– Author Unknown
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Planes, Train
& Automobiles
1985 BMW 535i Classic - $5,000
First year of 535i. Original owner.
5-speed shift. Power everything,
new on-board computer. New:
front-end strut housings, brakes,
catalytic converter, exhaust
assembly. Have maintenance
records. Fully serviced, recently
inspected. Body in great shape.
172,000 miles averaging
1000-2000/year the last 7-8
years. Wonderful driving car!
Call 781-934-9867
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Laredo Sport Utility 4D. 72,000
miles, 4.0 Liter 6-cyl., automatic
transmission, 4WD, A/C, Power
(windows, steering, locks), Grey
leather interior. Premium sound
system with multi compact disc,
sun roof, dual power seats,
Towing pkg. Excellent condition.
$9,300. Call 781-837-9125
2003 BMW 330i
2003 BMW 330I. Great condition.
Automatic, A/C, power
everything, CC, 6 cylinder/3.0
Liter, leather int., moonroof, F&S
airbags, AM/FM w/CD, RWD,
alloy wheels, 55K miles. $18,999.
Call 617-834-6417
Bauer 10
Launched in 2003. Fiberglass hull
with varnished teak trim.
Mainsail, jib, oars, Seitech dolly,
kick up centerboard and rudder.
Dark blue hull. Stored indoors.
Go to http://www.bauteck.com for
more info on this classic dinghy.
$4,800. Call (781) 326-3559.
1983 Laser
with two 6” ports. Good
condition. $1500. Call
781-934-5560.
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Planes, Train
& Automobiles
‘02 Jeep Wrangler
2002 Jeep Wrangler. White w/ tan
interior, 3 spd. automatic, V6,
44,600 miles. Both hard and soft
tops, fully loaded with CD player,
AC, cruise control. Lift kit, brush Nurture Your Spirit.
guards, Mickey Thompson rims Help Heal Our World.
with new BF Goodwrench tires.
Remote Starter & tinted windows.
FIND
$14,500. Call Scott,
617-699-4799.
2002 Buick LeSabre
116K miles, 6-cylinder, 4 speed
US AND
automatic transmission with
overdrive. 4-doors, black w/ grey
interior. Bucket seats with center
YE SHALL
console. Power steering, cruise
control. Provision for phone/fax.
SEEK.
Body in excellent shape. New
tuneup. Asking $5800. Call
781-934-8340.
I
f you’re searching for a spiritual home where
questions are as welcome as answers, find us.
We are a loving, open-minded religious community
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
that encourages you to seek your own path, wherever
Black, 4WD. 56,000 miles with
warranty coverage to 75,000 it leads. To nurture your spirit and find your own truth
miles. New tires, A/C, AM/FM CD
and meaning. We are a welcoming congregation!
stereo CD, cruise control, power
everything. 6-cylinder engine,
good gas mileage. Anti-theft
system. $11,900. Call
781-987-4964.
First Parish Church Unitarian Universalist of Duxbury
Route 3A at Depot Street
Worship & Church School at 10:30 a.m. Sundays
781-934-6532 • www.duxburyuu.org
Price reduced-2006 Jeep Liberty
Mint condition. Inferno red.
Limited edition. All factory
options. 30K miles, leather,
moonroof, etc. Great price at
$17,800 or best offer. Call
781-934-2037 or 617-240-3181.
Have you been Around town?
Have you been on a trip, rescued from an iceberg, won the
Nobel Prize (or, better still, the Irish Sweepstakes), entertained
bizarre guests, celebrated a birthday or anniversary, caught a
striper, shark or exotic virus; moved, eloped, treed a wildcat;
cut a new tooth (especially if you’re over 21); had an operation,
painted your house an unusual color, just been married, pro-
moted or saved the day; made the honor roll, been bitten by a
turkey, drove in the winning run or hit a hole in one?
Everybody reads the We want to know. Send your around town items (photos too!)
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Judge orders incumbent names printed on ballot

continued from page one There are two seats up for decision was Town Admin- tioned until recently, when he town clerk.
“There is no dispute that grabs in the town election. Se- istrator Ed Thorne, who has received complaints that the “There was some discus-
each of the candidates who lectman Paul Dwyer chose not been acting town clerk since assistant town clerk — who sion as to whether or not she
have [been] elected previ- to run for re-election. March 24. had taken on duties of the re- could be appointed temporary
ously had they been aware of Challenging Boyle for one Thorne said just 10 min- tired town clerk — and others town clerk until the election,
the conduct of the Town Clerk of the two spots on the board utes after he received a call were collecting signatures in and there was some feeling
would have obtained the nec- are Willard J. Boulter Jr. and about the judge’s ruling, he Town Hall on town time. that it might give her an unfair
essary signatures to have their Lewis W. Stone. Both men got called the printer to choose Thorne sent out a memo advantage over other candi-
names appear on the ballot,” nomination papers signed in- which of two prepared bal- explai ning dates,” Thorne said.
Galvin wrote. dependently and were not im- lots — with and without the Though the town ad-
He asked the judge for pacted by the ballot problem. incumbents’ names — would vertised for
an expedited hearing because Town Moderator John be appearing before voters. a temporary
the ballots were to be ordered Walsh, who is running unop- “The judge felt there replacement
from the printer the following posed for re-election, said was an error somewhere and for Pratt, of-
Monday. the judge’s ruling was “good ruled accordingly,” Thorne ficials decid-
“It gives us an opportunity news” for all involved. said. “That made it a lot ed to allow
to be on a level playing field. “I wouldn’t want to lose easier for us to decide on Robinson to
That’s really what matters. It because of an error. I’d hate what ballot to use and will continue the
corrects an injustice,” Boyle that,” Walsh said. “It’s one make it a little easier for duties until the
said after hearing the judge’s thing to hang it up, but certain- poll workers on election election.
decision. ly not because of an error.” night.” H o w e v e r,
Also relieved to hear the Write-in campaigns at the March
would have increased 31 Board of Se-
Prada • Coach • Gucci • J Jill • Chicos • Coldwater Creek • Vera Bradley • Lilly the load for poll work- lectmen meet-
ers, Thorne said, requir- ing and in light

Twice As Nice ing them to hand count of the issue with

Prada • Coach • Gucci • J Jill • Chicos • Coldwater Creek • Vera Bradley • Lilly • Coach

Prada • Coach • Gucci • J Jill • Chicos • Coldwater Creek • Vera Bradley • Lilly • Coach

a huge number of bal- the incumbents’

lots.
Consignments The problem with
the incumbents’ nomi-
Welcomes The nation papers came to
light the week after
Pembroke Express the election deadline
when registrars veri-
To Our Community! fying signatures dis-
covered the form containing
Accepting (& selling!) the names of eight incumbents
Spring & Summer Clothing, was shy of the required 50 sig-
Prom Gowns & Formal Wear natures.
Designer Handbags and all womens accessories, For many years, incum-
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• RTE 53 • PEMBROKE the town clerk’s office and left
(Upstairs from Café Eleganza) the clerk to collect signatures.
781-829-4403 Walsh, the longest office-
holder among the eight incum-
Mon-Sat 10-6 • Thurs till 7:00 • Sunday 11-5 bents, said the practice had
been followed throughout his
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Prada • Coach • Gucci • J Jill • Chicos • Coldwater Creek • Vera Bradley • Lilly
been done forever. It never oc-
curred to me (there could be a
problem), because in all these
years it’s never happened,” he
said.
Thorne said the blanket
nomination form wasn’t ques-
that this
practice violated state rules.
Assistant Town Clerk
Maureen Robinson said af-
ter receiving the memo she
stopped collecting signatures
and placed the incumbents’
paper with other nomination
forms to be certified by the
registrars.
“I was following the direc-
tions of the selectmen and they
told me not to get any signa-
tures in the office, and so I did
not get any more signatures,”
Robinson said.
Robinson had been carry-
ing out the duties of the town
clerk since former Town Clerk
Donna Pratt retired on July 29.
Though she was compensated
for the work, Robinson was
not made the official acting
nomination paper,
selectmen voted
to exclude the two
individuals with di-
rect interest in the
election outcome
— Robinson and
Mary Ann Smith,
who is a registrar and
works in the building
department — from the pro-
cess. The third candidate in the
race for town clerk is Linda
MacDonald.
Selectman Terry Finnegan
said she felt the action was
necessary so the outcome of
the April 26 election would
not be questioned for the next
decade.
Finnegan also pressed for
the issue with the nomination
papers to be further investi-
gated. The selectmen agreed
to hold a hearing at their April
14 meeting.
TIME LINE
July 29 Town clerk retires; assis-
tant town clerk takes over duties
March 10 Deadline to turn in
nomination papers with signa-
tures passes
March 17 Town administrator dis-
covers problem with nomination
paper; the following day, select-
men call special meeting
March 24 Selectmen hold special
meeting to discuss issue; town
administrator named acting town
clerk
March 31 Selectmen vote to omit
incumbents’ names from ballot
based in part on advice from
legislators
April 3 Incumbents’ attorney files
motion for injunction to get names
on ballot
April 4 Judge finds in favor of
incumbents’ motion; final ballots
ordered from printer
April 14 Selectmen hearing
planned to investigate nomination
paper issue
April 26 Town election slated

Duxbury, MA
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TITAN SPORTS
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THE DEADLINE
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Pitching powers Pembroke back to .500

Titans knock off
ACL Champs
BY DAVE PALANA, SPORTS REPORTER
DAVE@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM
Mike Sjolin struck out 10
and pitched out of some tight
spots as the Pembroke Titans
beat the Atlantic Coast League
Champion Plymouth South
Panthers 9-7 on the road Mon-
day. With the win, Pembroke
improved to 2-2 on the sea-
son.
“I’m very happy with a
win against a quality Division
I opponent,” manager Bob
Flynn said. “It was a quality
win for our ball club.”
The Titans offense took
advantage of some early
Plymouth mistakes as Justin
Pugliese was hit by a pitch
and came around to score the
game’s first run on a balk by
the Panther pitcher. With Sjo-
lin at second, Eric Haughn hit
a triple to deep right and made
it 3-0 Titans when he scored
on a Kyle Snell grounder.
The Titans added two
more runs in the third while
Sjolin was almost perfect on
the mound. The junior car-
ried a no-hitter into the fifth
inning before the Panthers led
off the inning with a single to
break up the bid. Sjolin gave
up a run in the fifth and would
have escaped with just mini-
mal damage, but a Pembroke
fielder error kept the inning
alive for Plymouth South and
they rallied to cut the Titan
Mike Sjolin fires from the mound on his way to 10 strikeouts in a complete-game victory.
lead to 5-4.
Pembroke got three of
the runs back in the sixth and
freshman Matt McCartney
added one more insurance run
in the top of the seventh with a
solo homer. McCartney came
in during the game when John
Simon got hit on the hand.
Flynn said he sees a lot of po-
tential in the freshmen.
“I thought I saw a little bit
of something from him during
tryouts,” he said. “I thought he
and [fellow freshman] Kevin
Plant would benefit from be-
ing with our program rather
than playing JV and freshmen
baseball.”
More Titan fielding errors
helped Plymouth South cut the
lead to two in the final inning,
but Sjolin battled back with
the winning run at the plate to
get his 10th strikeout and seal
the win for Pembroke.
“He was able to keep his
composure and battle out,”
Flynn said of Sjolin. “He was
ahead of all the hitters and he
was getting the first guy out in
each inning. So when things
went a little south, we were
already on the board with one
out and that was very impor-
tant for these guys.”
Sjoilin’s outing was the
second straight solid pitching
performance for Pembroke.
After dropping the first game
of a double hitter to Hull on
Saturday, Haughn helped sal-
vage the series for the Titans
with a 17-strikeout perfor-
mance in the second.
TITAN BASEBALL
Pembroke 9
Plymouth South 7
“He’s my number one
pitcher, and that’s what a num-
ber one does,” Flynn said. “He
goes out and he wins. Period.”
Haughn will get the ball
again Wednesday when the
Titans open up Patriot League
play against Randolph. Flynn
said that his team will need to
work on their defense if they
want to make a push for the
league title, but said that he
still expects a win.
“We missed three pop-ups
that led to five runs, and that’s
unacceptable at this level,” he
said. “But Eric’s going to go
out and we feel we should win
when he pitches. If all things
go well, we should be on the
positive side with a win, but
we’ve got to take it one inning
at a time.”
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Track teams kick off season

Amanda Clafflin soars
through the air, help-
Girls roll over Sachems
ing Pembroke sweep BY DAVE PALANA, SPORTS REPORTER
the long jump. DAVE@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM
The Pembroke girls
track team kicked off their
2008 season in impressive
fashion with a 99-37 win
over the Middleboro Sa-
chems April 2 at the high
school.
The Titans swept the
mile, 800-meter, 200-meter
and long jump events and
only failed to place in the
top three in the discus.
“April 2 really isn’t
about trying to get personal
bests or anything like that,
it’s just about competing
hard,” said head coach Greg
Zopatti. “Going in, the girls
knew that this was not going
to be a super tough meet,
but we still wanted to com-
pete hard.”
Brianna Dennis did get
a personal best in the jav-
elin and the shot put and
was Zopatti’s athlete of the
meet.
“She had a fantastic
meet,” he said, adding that
the whole team was solid.
“We had about 10 or 15
girls who all came out and
performed well.”
After winning the cross
country and indoor track
championships this season,
Zopatti is hoping his spring
squad can improve on their
5-3 mark in 2007 and said,
thanks to a combination
of young talent and senior
leadership, they could pull
it off.
“We’re hoping to pick
up that triple crown,” he
said. “We want to go at
least 7-1 and head into the
division IV championship
strong.”
Standing in their way is
Patriot League powerhouse
Hingham High School, who
faced the Titans on Tues-
day.
GIRLS TRACK
Pembroke 99
Middleboro 37
“We haven’t really been
able to put together a lineup
to make a run at them,”
Zopatti said. “This year, I
want to try to put one to-
gether. It’s going to be tough
and everything has to hap-
pen for us to beat them.”

Senior captain Audrey Sturtevant sails over the bar in the high jump.

Boys track looking

for improvement
BY DAVE PALANA, SPORTS REPORTER
DAVE@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM
The Pembroke boys track
team had some strong individ-
ual performances, but dropped
their opening meet to Middle-
boro 91-45 on April 2 at the
high school.
Jim Hutchinson won the
triple-jump for the Titans and
finished second in the javelin
while Matt Ford set a new
school record in the 800-meter
race with a time of 2:08, good
enough for second place in the
event.
In the mile run, freshman
Tim Shea follows through on
the discus.
Ryan Keley ran a personal best
of 4:48 and just missed first
place in a close race down the
stretch.
“It was just a photo finish
at the end and he didn’t get the
win,” head coach Tom Gia-
trakos said. “That was a great
race and very exciting.”
After the meet, Giatrakos
said he saw areas that his team
needs to work on but was hap-
py with what he saw from the
Titans.
BOYS TRACK
Freshman Ryan Keley (left)
Pembroke 45
ran a 4:48 in the mile and
Middleboro 91
missed out on first place by
half a step
“Overall, I am happy with
the effort and the desire to do Mike Lincoln (below)
well,” he said. “We need to splashes down in the long
work on preparation in prac- jump.
tice, pushing through discom-
fort and training as hard as we
possibly can, but the commit-
ment from the majority of the
kids has been fantastic.”
The meet also signified the
start of Giatrokos’s tenure as
head coach of the track team.
After a one-win season last
year, the new coach said he is
looking mostly for progress in
his first year at the helm.
“We just hope that we do
better next week than we did
this week,” he said. “My ob-
jective is that every individual
that runs, throws and jumps
continues to progress and does
better as the year goes on.”
Friday, April 11, 2008 Pembroke Express – Your Hometown Newspaper! 29

Harbormastered
Boys lacrosse continues adjusting
to varsity play in Hingham loss
BY DAVE PALANA, SPORTS REPORTER
DAVE@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM
Titans head coach Ryan
Kauffman knew there would
be a learning curve as the la-
crosse program opened up var-
sity play for the first time this
year. After Tuesday’s 14-1 loss
to Hingham at the high school,
Kauffman said he was looking
less at the score and more at
the in-game adjustments made
by his team.
“Overall, there was a lot
of improvement made from
quarter to quarter,” he said.
“We are entering into a tough
Patriot League with teams like
Duxbury, Hingham, Scituate
and Hanover so we just need
to work on making improve-
ments from week to week.”
Hingham netted eight
goals in the first half while
Matty Sheehan gets shoved by a Hingham player as he makes his cut.
holding the Titans scoreless
until just close to five minutes
remaining in the third quarter
Pembroke midfielder. Ryan
BOYS LACROSSE
Pembroke 1 the ball in the offensive zone.
Hingham 14
Kulik broke up the shut-out
bid for the Harbormen with
Pembroke’s only goal.
“He stepped up his play,”
Kauffman said of Kulik. “He
made a big impact both offen-
sively and defensively.”
Kauffman said he also
liked what he saw from goalie
Brendan Sylvester and Jared
Weiderman. After the game,
he said that the team defense
was solid, but that the Titans
need to change their approach
offensively to generate better
scoring chances.
“The defense, especially
the penalty kill unit, played
great,” he said. “We’re going
to start emphasizing how im-
portant it is to be moving with
We need to make space and
create plays with cuts.”
The Titans will try to make
those adjustments before their
next match when they face an-
other established lacrosse pro-
gram in Norwell.
“I’m expecting another
tough game against another
strong program that’s been
around for a few years,”
Kauffman said. “We’re going
to continue the efforts we put
out today and, hopefully, take
a ‘w’ home.”
Matty Sheehan congratulates Ryan Kulik (12) after he scored
Pembroke’s only goal against Hingham.
Girls lacrosse falls to
Hingham on the road
BY DAVE PALANA, SPORTS REPORTER
DAVE@PEMBROKEXPRESS.COM
After a 10-4 victory over
Cape Cod Academy for their
first win of the season, the
Lady Titans lacrosse team
fell to 1-2 with a 10-1 loss in
Hingham on Tuesday.
Lizzie McCourt scored
the only goal for Pembroke
in a game where the Titan de-
fense was solid despite the 10
goals against, but the offense
couldn’t generate consistent
pressure at the other end.
“Defensively we had a
great game, but offensively we
just couldn’t control the ball,”
said head coach Kara Conner-
ty who added that Hingham’s
vast experience edge was also
a factor. “Obviously, Hingham
is a very established program,
so it’s tough to play teams like
that.”
Connerty said the Titans
need to work primarily on at-
tacking the net with more con-
fidence and shooting basics,
but said she has already seen
improvement from the team as
a whole in their second year at
the varsity level.
“The kids have definitely
grown at the varsity level,”
she said. “It definitely takes a
while to build a program but,
hopefully we will reach our
goal for the season of qualify-
GIRLS LACROSSE
Pembroke 1
Hingham 10
ing for the tournament with a
.500 record.”
The loss puts the Titans
one win below .500 after three
games, but they hope that they
will avenge the loss against
another tough established pro-
gram in Norwell in their next
game.
“They won the states two
years in a row a couple of
years back and they have also
been in existence for some
time,” Connerty said. “We’re
looking to improve our skills
when we play tough teams like
this and hopefully put the ball
in the net and play good zone
defense.”

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GIFT RAFFLE: Kim Baldner, owner of the Candy Jar in Pembroke

Center, stands with a gift basket that is been raffled off to raise
funds for a Pembroke High School scholarship in memory of
Jonathan Paul Lally. Tickets to the raffle are available at the
shop, and the winning name will be drawn May 4.

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SEE-SAW FUN: Cristina Kelsey, 13, (left) and Leah Van Sickle, 14, both of Pembroke, enjoyed a or fax to 781-934-5917
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to 781-934-5917.
Deadline is Tuesday at noon.
Shirley E. Healey, 82, married for 62 years
Shirley E. (Wagner) Healey died April 1 at
her home in Carver. Born in Brockton on May
27, 1925, she was the daughter of James and
Minnie (Mouzar) Wagner. She was the wife of
62 years of Earl Healey.
Mrs. Healey had been employed in the
Guidance Dept. of Quincy High School for 20
years. She was an avid animal lover and she en-
joyed cooking and gardening. Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by her sons, Scott Healey
and his wife Helen of Pembroke and Bruce
Healey and his wife Patricia of Norfolk. Her
life revolved around her grandchildren; James
First Church of
Pembroke
105 Center St., Pembroke
781-293-2584
Rev. Rick Giragosian
Healey and his wife Tina of Weymouth, Alli- Please join us for Sunday worship
son Joubert and her husband Jeffrey of Brain- North River at 10 am. Sunday school begins at
tree, Ann Healey of Weymouth; Laura Healey the same hour.
of Pembroke; Keith Healey and his wife Karyn Community Church
of Waltham; Kevin Healey of Norfolk, Bryan 334 Old Oak St., Pembroke
Healey of Norfolk; Meredith Healey of Nor- 781-826-0722
folk, and her great-grand daughter, Ava Rose Pastor Paul Atwater
Healey. A funeral service was held on Sat. Apr. Sunday services 9 & 11 a.m.
5 at the Shepherd Funeral Home in Carver.
Donations in Shirley’s memory may be
made to Cranberry Area Hospice, 36 Cordage
Park Circle, Plymouth, MA 02360 or Dana Far-
ber, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115.

George F. Butler, 86, retired CFO

George F. Butler, a resident of Pembroke
since 1989 and formerly of Charlestown, died
on Wednesday, April 2 at John Scott Nursing &
Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Braintree fol-
lowing a lengthy illness. He was 86 years old.
George was born in Charlestown on Feb.
22, 1922. He grew up in Charlestown and at-
tended Boston Public Schools. He enlisted into
the U. S. Army on March 2, 1949. He served
during the Korean Conflict and was discharged
on June 19, 1952 with the rank of sergeant.
George worked for many years at J.H. Emerson
Company, a medical supplies company and re-
tired as a chief financial officer. He was a mem-
ber of the Abington VFW Post # 5737.
George is the beloved son of the late John
and Anna (Butlin) Butler. He is the devoted
brother of John J. Butler of Reading, William
Butler of N.H., Gertrude Davis of Woburn and
the late Elizabeth H. Walsh. He is the loving
uncle of many nieces and nephews.
George’s funeral was held Saturday, April
5 at the Carr Funeral Home in Charlestown.
Burial will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery,
Everett.
St. Thecla’s Catholic
Church High Street United
145 Washington St., Pembroke
781-826-9786
Methodist
298 High Street, Duxbury
Rev. Robert Sullivan
781-585-9863
Mass schedule: Sunday 7 a.m., 9
Rev. Peter Weaver
a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Worship is at 10 a.m. every Sunday.
Lay people regularly participate.
Children attend the beginning of
each worship service, and Sunday
School for children of all ages
follows the children’s message.
Nursery care is provided for those

Francis H. Barnes, former resident under the age of 4.

Francis H. Barnes of Bridgewater and Bo-

nita Springs, FL, formerly of Pembroke, March
27. Husband of Dolores (Durkin); father of
Dolores Harris and her husband Ron of Hull;
Carol Quinn of Coral Springs, FL, Patty Roach
and her husband Steve of Whitman, Francis
“Chip” of Cohasset; Dianne Hogan and her
husband Gene and Joanne Barnes all of Bridge-
water; and the late Stephen. He was the brother
of Marion Raffetto of Weymouth; Robert of
Plymouth; Thomas of Hyannis and the late
Have you been Around town?
Have you been on a trip, celebrated a birthday or anniversary, caught a striper, just been
Ethel; Stephen, Arthur and Dorothy. He is also
survived by 11 grandchildren, and one great-
Bryantville United St. Andrew’s
grandchild. He was the grandfather of the late Methodist Church Episcopal Church
Sean Roach. 546 Mattakeesett St, Bryantville 17 Church Street, Hanover
Funeral was held at the Prophett Funeral 781-293-2025 Phone: 781-826-2062.
Home in Bridgewater. Burial will be in St. Pastor Sandra Russell Rev. Beth Wheatley Dyson
Thomas Cemetery. Memorial donations may be Sunday worship services: 8 a.m.
made to Old Colony Hospice, 1 Credit Union and 10 a.m. Nursery care and
Way, Randolph, MA 02368 or to the American church school available during the
Heart Assn., 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 10 a.m. service.
01701.
First Parish
Church of Norwell
Unitarian-Universalist
Pembroke 24 River Street, Norwell

married, promoted or saved the day, made the honor roll, drove in the winning run or Assembly of God Phone: 781-659-7122
Sunday services: 10 a.m., Mass,
hit a hole in one? 786 Washington St., Pembroke church school and youth program.
781-826-2247 Childcare is available.
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to your hometown newspaper at around@pembrokexpress.com. Sunday: Christian Education, 9:30
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Social worker or guidance counselor?
continued from page one
cials use to identify what they
consider priority items.
Hackett said his admin-
istrative team spent several
hours trying to decide what to
bring before the committee for
their final budget recommen-
dation.
One item that drew com-
mittee attention was a plan
to cut the social worker posi-
tion from the middle school,
at a savings of $64,765. Cur-
rently, one social worker and
two guidance counselors serve
Pembroke Community Middle
School’s approximately 480
students.
Next year, the guidance
counselors will have a lighter
instructional load and will be
available to directly serve stu-
dents, allowing them to pick
up the social worker’s respon-
sibilities, Director of Student
Services Kathleen McGerigle
said.
Committee member Ei-
leen Hutchinson said she had
concerns about the cut.
“When I asked people in the area
what paper they read they all said
The Express! You get the most for
“I would see the role of the
social worker growing instead
of disappearing,” Hutchinson
said. “I cannot endorse this.”
She worried students’
needs would not be met be-
cause guidance counselors do
not have the same training as
social workers.
Both McGerigle and
PCMS Principal Steven La-
“I would see the role of the social worker growing instead of
disappearing. I cannot endorse this.”
– Eileen Hutchinson, School Committee member
marche said the counselors
and social worker have been
working as a team, along with
other middle school staff, to
address student needs and that
they felt confident the remain-
ing personnel could cover the
loss.
“We don’t need a full-time
social worker there. That’s my
opinion,” McGerigle said.
A one-to-300 guidance to
student ratio generally is ac-
ceptable, she said. At the high
your dollar.”
school, there is one social
worker for more than 700 stu-
dents.
She said the change has
been coming for a while and
was not just a response to bud-
getary constraints.
Committee Vice Chair-
woman Ginny Wandell won-
dered if the change meant it
would take more “red flags”
before students received atten-
tion.
McGerigle said she and
Lamarche had discussed put-
ting safety nets in place in case
the remaining staff was unable
to meet students’ needs. One
possibility is to hire a social
worker on a contracted, as-
needed basis.
Hackett said he would re-
turn to the committee with the
cost per day of contracting a
social worker.
–– Leo Finn
British Beer
Company
Pembroke
Other items originally part
of the budget but reduced in
order to close the gap include:
• Four part-time kinder-
garten paraprofessional posi-
tions will be cut at a savings
of $32,941. The paraprofes-
sionals each work about three
hours a day and mainly cover
lunch duties for classroom
teachers to allow them to work
on curriculum, McGerigle
said.
She said K-6 principals
feel confident other staff mem-
bers can pick up these duties
without disrupting education.
• The plan to add a high
school social studies teacher,
originally recommended in
the Level I budget, is being
withdrawn because class sizes
look manageable for the com-
ing school year, Hackett said.
The savings is $25,000.
• Unfunded materials to-
taling $31,659 that were listed
in the Level I budget will be
cut. This includes $20,000 in
visual performing arts materi-
als.
• One inclusion parapro-
fessional position will be cut
from the middle school at a
savings of $19,376.
• An unexpected mainte-
nance reserve of $10,000 will
be cut — as a contingency
item, it is usually the first to
go, Associate Superintendent
Richard White said.
• The district anticipates
being reimbursed $30,000 in
special education tuition for a
student whom instructors said
is on track to return to Pem-
broke Schools, McGerigle
said.
• Other miscellaneous re-
ductions totaled $18,236.
Hackett said administra-
tors generated “quite a list” of
items they would have liked
to add to the 2009 budget,
but only four items made it
through.
That includes two world
languages instructors for
grades 7-12, at a total of
$125,000. Administrators have
seen a growing need for lan-
guage teachers as the demand
for these classes has increased,
Hackett said.
The allotted amount in-
cludes funding for curriculum
to reach a goal of creating a
cohesive foreign language
program across the district,
Hackett said.
Also added were: a high
school English teacher to
address enrollment issues
($50,000), expansion of the K-
8 Strings program ($12,000)
and math textbooks for grades
5-6 to align the math program
in grades 5-12 ($44,977).
Not included this time were
development of a woodshop
program at the high school and
technology instruction at the
middle school. Hackett said he
felt these programs required
further evaluation before they
were added to the budget.
Also not funded is further
expansion of the Everyday
Math program, which has been
adopted and well received in
first and second grades but
has not produced the same
solid results in the third grade
implementation at Bryantville.
Administrators agreed to sus-
pend further implementation
of the series.
At a previous committee
meeting held April 1, the com-
mittee approved a one-year
contract for Pembroke teach-
ers at a three percent salary
increase, with the same ben-
efits. The contract is effective
with the 2008-09 school year,
Hackett said.

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Library news & notes Pembroke fire staff

Book Club Kits. Thanks to the support of the
Friends of the Pembroke Public Library, we are
able to offer our patrons these wonderful Book
Club Kits that contain 10-12 copies of the book,
along with a discussion guide for the group to
utilize. We currently have eleven different kits
available for check out. They are: “Amagan-
sett” (10 copies), “Devil in the White City”,
“Kite Runner”, “Love Wife Memory Keeper’s
Daughter”, “Reading Lolita in Tehran”, “Run-
ning with Scissors”, “The Shadow of the Wind”
(10 copies), “Snowflower and the Secret Fan”,
“Sunday Philosophy Club”, and “Water for El-
ephants.”
Donate books and
movies. The Friends
of the Pembroke Pub-
lic Library are happy
Adult collection in the library. It’s a great way
to earn community service hours and help make
the library an even better place for teens. For
more information, call Youth Services Librar-
ian Jennifer Hartshorn at 781-293-6771
New DVDs. The library has new titles
available including, “Chancer”, Seasons 1 and
2 (British television series); “Jesse Stone” se-
ries, based on the best-selling books by Rob-
ert Parker and starring Tom Selleck. “Michael
Clayton”, starring George Clooney and “Sena-
tor Obama Goes to Africa.” Old favorites re-
cently purchased on DVD include “Forest
Gump”, “The Apartment”, “Winds of War”,
“Doctor Who”, seasons 1 and 2.
Staff Pick. This week’s staff pick is by
Joyce Kinsman: If you are interested in learning
about the history and culture of Greece as well
offer CPR training
Company 2, High Street Fire Station is offering CPR train-
ing from 6-10 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 at the station, 397 High
St. F.F. Brian Martynowski, a certified CPR instructor, and other
members of the Pembroke Fire Department will lead the train-
ing. The techniques and skills learned in this program will be
invaluable if a person is faced with the need to provide CPR to
victims of sudden cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest or choking.
All training material and equipment will be provided as part
of the training fee of $40. Proceeds from the class will be used
for repair and maintenance costs for the High Street Fire Station.
The class is limited to 20 students and will be on a first-come,
first served basis. If interested, contact F.F. Brian Martynowski
at 781-831-2911 or F.F. Doug Mazzola at 781-831-3876.

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way. You are not going to end up on some strange mailing list. You are
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The post office allows us a special mailing rate for residents who request a subscription. Just fill out this card, sign
Okay, so maybe there’s no free lunch,

going to get a great local newspaper mailed to your home every Friday.
No strings attached.

Why are we doing this? The U.S. post office offers us a special rate for
Zip:
Date:

newspapers mailed to residents who fill out a requester card. We save

money and you get a free subscription. Everybody wins.

What if I change my mind? Your free

State:

subscription lasts for three years, but you are

free to stop delivery anytime. After that you
just fill out another card and you’re good for
another three years.

Who is eligible? If you live in Pembroke you are

eligible.
Free lunch

Why do I have to sign the card? This is a post office

Requester signature:

regulation.
Requester name:
Mailing Address:

Am I going to get telemarketed? No. In fact you’ll notice we

don’t even ask for your phone number.
Town:

Return requester card to Clipper Press, PO Box 1656, Duxbury, MA 02331